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More apples being grown in Michigan cherry country
Michigan Pomesters look at ways to turn apple trials into real-world application.
Nurseries struggle to meet demand
Growers are spending their profits on updating orchards.
Nurseries fund East Malling research
INN will provide funding for rootstock development.
Consumers rate Cosmic Crisp (WA 38)
After the apples had been stored for several months, consumers preferred the taste and texture of WA 38 over Honeycrisp.
Good, better, best? The quest for better apple rootstocks
Headed whips are being planted in a rootstock trial at Wapato, Washington in 2014. The
Building for the apple boom
Washington’s apple production has ramped up faster than expected.
High demand for trees
There seems to be no letup in growers’ desire to plant more apple trees.
More varieties on the way
Higher-quality apples should increase consumption and expand trade.
Breeding becomes more efficient
Genetic markers are available for predicting many fruit traits, but nothing can replace the human palate.
Beyond Honeycrisp
Several new varieties are coming to market with high expectations.
Bill Schultz, Young Grower from Mattawan, Michigan
age / 32 crops / apples, cherries, peaches, grapes, asparagus, and sweet corn
SweeTango’s saga
New apples don’t come with owner’s manuals.
What makes apple trees tick?
Lakso used "full canopy balloon chambers" to measure carbon dioxide removal from air to
Geneva in Washington
Third-leaf Fuji on Malling 9 rootstock in unfumigated groundat Brewster, Washington. (Courtesy Tom Auvil)The following
I’m Cosmic Crisp, says apple formerly known as WA 38
A WA 38 apple, now brand named Cosmic Crisp, near Quincy, Wash., on Sept.
Washington vineyards, orchards change hands
Sagemoor’s cherries, apples, plus well-established wine grapes attract new owners.
Curtis Roy, Young Grower from Moxee, Washington
age / 24 crops / manages cherry and apple orchards business / Roy
Club apples are in demand
WA-38.(Geraldine Warner/Good Fruit Grower) Twenty years ago, Red Delicious apple production peaked in
Beyond Honeycrisp
Pazazz apples A number of new varieties that are coming to market are
Thinning apples with more confidence
Apple thinning gets more predictable as scientists gain understanding.
Harvesting the light to drive production
Fruit growers have gotten much better at it during the last 40 years.
A-Mazing new technology
Novel spraying system is incorporated into a maze built of rows of apple trees.
How much pheromone for codling moth?
Researcher finds codling moths need much less perfume to disrupt their mating.
Growers advised to prune crab apples (VIDEOS)
Dealing with Manchurian crab apple postharvest storage diseases
Opal apple verified as non-GMO
FirstFruits seeks to head off confusion with a GMO apple that might be approved.
Is fresh best?
Study shows processed fruits and vegetables can be a good option.
USApple president visits the other Washington
Jim Bair, USApple president Jim Bair, president of the U.S. Apple Association, visited
Evaluating technology for orchard use
New orchard technologies must be compatible with high production, said grower Jerry Haak.
Be careful in adopting summer hedging to build fruiting walls
A Pennsylvania researcher warns growers south of New York, where trees grow more vigorously, that they might want to take a cautious approach on adoption of summer pruning and shearing to create fruiting walls.
Growers face land constraints
Fruit growers in British Columbia , Canada, may still stand tall as leaders in high-density orchard systems, but they can only wonder at the enormity of the Washington apple industry across their southern border.
Managing Honeycrisp nutrition
Balancing the crop load is particularly important with Honeycrisp, which is more susceptible than other
Which is better for growing apples, angled or upright?
Growers and researchers weigh in.
Honeycrisp: Grow it, then crop it
Although growers want to reap early returns from their Honeycrisp plantings, they need to let the trees grow first.
Spreading shoots of young apple trees
Proper spreading of shoots and branches is an important step in developing a productive orchard.
Choose the right rootstock for Honeycrisp
(Source: Dr. Terence Robinson, Cornell University) The ideal rootstock for Honeycrisp is one
Are you the employer of choice?
Three apple producers look to mechanization to help deal with potential labor shortages.
Nursery is going out strong
Family operated Columbia Basin Nursery is selling its last trees.
Opal apple verified non-GMO
FirstFruits heads off confusion with a GMO-apple that might be approved.
Ryan Swanson, Young Grower from Nova Scotia
Ryan Swanson/ grower / Centreville, Nova Scotia, Canada age / 37 crops /
Organic apple growers are optimistic
Washington State will run out of organic apples this season.
WSU announces drawing for WA 38 apple trees
Tom Auvil, research horticulturist with the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, is impressed with
Fire blight control without antibiotics
Lime sulfur and fish oil can help as part of an integrated strategy.
Is there a better crab apple pollinizer?
No research is under way to evaluate pollinizers to replace Manchurian crab apple.
Protecting your high-value crop
Orchard netting may be cost effective for high-value varieties like Honeycrisp.
Commission: More MAP dollars mean cherries go farther
New commissioners, Jill Douglas and Doug Field joined the board on Wednesday, March 12,
Bryan Mrachek, Young Grower, March 1, 2014
Bryan Mrachek / grower / Malaga, Washington age / 27 family farm / Lucky
Pruning demonstrations on stopping postharvest disease
Three Northwest industry groups have organized pruning demonstrations on how to stop postharvest diseases spread by infected Manchurian crabapple trees.
New varieties stabilize the market
Consumers are buying more apples and paying more for them.
New pests threaten IPM
Pest management programs have become softer and more stable over the past few decades, but new invasive pests could change that.
A humble leader (Video)
Throughout his career, WSU entomologist Jay Brunner has turned science into economic reality for Washington State tree fruit growers.