Apples
Okanagan co-founder retires; management hires announced
Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), the developer of non-browning Arctic apple varieties recently announced hires to the company's management team, as well as the retirement of co-founder Louisa... more »
RidgeFest 2018 shows off new orchard plantings, varieties and cider
About 100 fruit growers and others in the produce industry attended RidgeFest 2018, a tour of orchards near Sparta, Michigan sponsored by the Michigan Pomesters group. Patrick Goodfellow Orchards The group registered and ate lunch... more »
Farmers for Free Trade launches $800k anti-tariff campaign
The advocacy group Farmers for Free Trade has rolled out a $800,000 campaign against tariffs that it says are hurting U.S. Agriculture. The bipartisan campaign chaired by Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Max Baucus (D-MT)... more »
US specialty crops industry unfazed by EU’s GMO ruling
Specialty crop industry leaders see a future in new gene editing techniques, despite an unfavorable European Union high court ruling. The Court Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled in July that both mutagenesis or... more »
University of Minnesota plant breeders introduce First Kiss Apple
The wait is over. This fall, Minnesotans will be able to get their first taste of the newest apple developed by apple breeding team at the University of Minnesota (UMN). First Kiss apples, produced by Minnesota orchards,... more »
2018 Washington apple harvest predicted to be 131 million boxes
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) released its forecast for the 2018 Washington state fresh apple crop on Aug. 7. The 2018 forecast is for a fresh pack crop of 131 million standard forty-pound... more »
2018 apple harvest in Eastern states: Where are we now?
Apple bloom in 2018 was later than bloom in 2017. With a later bloom and a cool rainy season, we’re all wondering when this year's apple crop will be ready to pick. Rainy weather has... more »
Winners named in ASABE ag robotics competition
China Agricultural University (CAU) took home top honors in the 2018 ASABE Robotics Student Design Competition, held July 31 in Detroit. CAU teams won in both the advanced and beginner divisions. Among the advanced teams,... more »
Current Issue
On-farm AI: Water, farm, labor research guide decisions
Data collection tool expands farm management
Carmel Valley winegrapes: Parsonage Village Vineyard
IFTA Yakima Valley tour provides orchard insights
IFTA recognizes tree fruit honorees
Pennsylvania recognizes fruit industry professionals
Fresh Views 40 Under 40
see all current issue »
