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Grow the tree before cropping Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp trees will stop growing as soon as they fruit.
Honeycrisp thinning takes all season
Honeycrisp’s tendencies to produce large fruit and bear biennially complicate crop load management.
Smaller apple crop raises hopes
Gala is close to overtaking Red Delicious, which has been Washington’s top variety since the 1940s.
24 specialty crop proposals in Wa State receive $4.1m
The Washington State Department of Agriculture says that it will award approximately $4.1 million in
Alibaba’s Jack Ma helps promote Washington apples in China
Jack Ma, in white, and Washington Apple Commission Shanghai rep Victor Want, right, during
Crucial tips to store Honeycrisp
Treated properly, stored Honeycrisp can maintain quality nine months and longer.
Ups and downs of global production
Canada has the shortest apple crop in 20 years, while Mexico expects to almost tie the record.
Brett Valicoff, a Young Grower from Wapato, Washington
Brett Valicoff is a fourth-generation grower who returned to the farm to help plan and build a modern apple packing line in Wapato, Washington.
Designer rootstocks
In a rootstock trial, the differences in size, shape, and bearing capacity of a
Row crops prepare ground for replanting
Pushing Fuji trees too hard can result in blind wood.
WSU reports on growth in organic tree fruit
Retail organic food sales increased 11.2 percent in 2014. Organic fruit and vegetable sales
Doorninks share yield-boosting strategies
Growers harvest more apples than they once thought possible.
Hedging to improve quality
A Washington grower-packer foresees multiple benefits from mechanical pruning.
Mike Wade is new chair of U.S. Apple Association
The U.S. Apple Association added several new members to its directorship in August. The chairmanship
Growers transition to fresh market apples
Growers are moving from processing to fresh apple varieties, but it takes time.
U.S. apple growers expect smaller crop
USApple estimate at 234 million; down about 41 million from 2014
First day observations from the U.S. Apple outlook conference
Richard Lehnert, Good Fruit Grower associate editor, is attending the U.S. Apple Association crop outlook
Chelan Fruit fires — Burned but not broken
Steve Stewart, Operations Manager at Chelan Fruit Cooperative, looks over damage at a warehouse
Processed apples have a future
While fresh is all the rage, processing varieties won’t disappear overnight—and maybe never.
Apple consumption needs a boost
More resources should be devoted to promoting Washington apples, an economist says.
SnapDragon lacks vigor
New variety has a snappy flavor, but is no dragon when it comes to tree growth.
Should domestic apple promotions be revived?
Prices for Washington apples have stayed strong as volumes increase. The state exports about
Washington apple crop is down 10%
Washington State will harvest 125 million boxes of fresh apples this fall, according to the apple industry’s first official estimate of the season.
What is SnapDragon?
SnapDragon New York apple breeder Dr. Susan Brown answered questions about SnapDragon (NY
Drone ready to work in fruit
FAA approved Yamaha’s remote-controlled copter for agricultural use.
Matching the spray to the tree
As canopy volume has decreased, growers would like to use less pesticide.
Those rotten Honeycrisp
Among the cultivar’s many problem features is exceptional susceptibility to fruit rots.
How to manage young Honeycrisp
Crop load management is critical for return bloom and good tree growth.
Reds still dominate apple exports
Club varieties are too expensive when freight and duties are added.
Ambrosia restrictions to end
By 2019, Ambrosia will be an open variety in both the United States and Canada. But it won’t do well in all locations, growers are warned.
A direct link to consumers
Mo Tougas Direct marketers—those folks, mostly in the East, who sell most of
Clubs are changing how apples are marketed — and priced
Stemilt has the exclusive U.S. rights to market the German apple Pinova under the
Clubs exclude many growers
Varieties are managed to create a controlled scarcity of product.
New apple varieties excite consumers
But there's not room in the grocery store for all the contenders.
Apple varieties from A to Z
Sink your teeth into this alphabet of apples
Evan Kruse, Young Grower from Roseburg, Oregon
Evan, a fourth generation grower who also manages a large farm market, Kruse Farms, talks with Good Fruit Grower about growing in Roseburg.
Will Honeycrisp become a victim of its popularity?
Will Honeycrisp become a victim of its popularity?
Who’s going to sell all these apples?
And who's going to buy them?
Corr: Consumers decide
The June 2015 issue of Good Fruit Grower examines how new varieties are changing the
How many apple varieties are too many?
The proliferation of new varieties is producer driven, not a result of pent-up consumer demand.
China’s ag agency says yes to all varieties of U.S. apples
(TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower photo illustration) The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that
Why go with Arctic GMO apple?
There are apple varieties that naturally don’t turn brown.
Alegria chairs apple board
Jon Alegria, president of CPC International Apple Company in Tieton, Washington, has succeeded Barbara Walkenauer
Apple imports from China allowed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a final rule that will allow Chinese apples
France ships apples to U.S.
With an oversupplied European market, shippers are looking for new outlets.
Is organic fruit growth on the horizon?
Will demand keep up with expanding organic tree fruit production?
USDA Approves Record-Breaking Purchase of Apples
US Apple Association today issued the following news release: Vienna, Va. - April 29, 2015
Branching experiment results in more feathers
Treatments with Promalin or MaxCel put more branches on young apple trees.
Demand is strong for Geneva rootstocks
Nurseries and growers have much to learn about the newer ones.
Keep varieties updated
Orchards need to be renovated to produce the kind of fruit that’s in demand.