October 2025

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Apples

Featured stories about apples — and more — in this issue.

October 2025 — Digital Issue

Two Washington apple companies became the first commercial-scale producers in the U.S. to certify with the Regenerative Organic Certified program

Growing a brand beyond organic

Cabernet Franc grapes at Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery in Jordan, Ontario.

Winery taps into terroir and tourism

As willing consumers regularly scan receipts to earn rewards, new datasets allow the produce industry to track trends and target promotions. (Photo Illustration by TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

A digital eye on consumer data

A pollinizer tree at the end of a row of Honeycrisp in a Kent City, Michigan, orchard.

A pollination puzzle

At Ridgeview Orchards in Conklin, Michigan, strips of reflective fabric in row middles or under trees help color hard-to-color apples, especially Honeycrisp.

RidgeFest reflections on apple quality

Alejandra Odegard of Swan Systems discusses automated irrigation in July with attendees at the Washington State University Smart Orchard field day in Mattawa.

An algorithm advantage with automated irrigation — Video

West Mathison, president of Stemilt Growers, left, and retired fruit executive Welcome Sauer discuss the history and future of Washington’s apple volumes in August at the 2025 USApple Outlook conference in Chicago. (Ross Courtney/Good Fruit Grower)

USApple Outlook: ‘Day will follow night’

Rachael LeBlanc, research scientist and apple breeder at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Ontario

Apples with appeal: Sweet, crisp and red

Leaders from Chilean fruit company San Clemente promote Cosmic Crisp apples during a celebration in Chile

Good to Know: The global view

Patricia Bahena scans Premier Honeycrisp apples for size and color

142 million is more than enough

Good Stuff, October 2025

Washington Apple Commission logos

Schadler: Rethinking relevance

Jennie Strong, a young grower from Barrington, Illinois

Rodolfo Perez, an H-2A worker from Mexico, works on the second pick of Ambrosia in a McDougall and Sons orchard in Quincy, Washington, in October. This was a tough year for color on many varieties, said Scott McDougall, including Ambrosia. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Feds foreshadow H-2A wage changes

Wine grape smoke exposure research roadmap published