Apples

USApple: Jan. 1 holdings up 12 percent at 115.8 million bushels

U.S. Apple Association has released its third report on the 2017 apple crop. According to the survey, this year’s fresh apple holdings on Jan. 1, 2018, totaled 115.8 million bushels, 12 percent more than the... more »

Grondine to guide USApple consumer health, media relations

Tracy Grondine joins U.S. Apple Association (USApple) on Jan. 22 as the association’s director of consumer health and media relations. Grondine brings significant experience as a communications leader in... more »

Jet Harvest Solutions hires Pacific Northwest sales rep

Florida-based ag products company Jet Harvest Solutions has expanded its sales team with the hiring of Matthew Ohl in the Pacific Northwest. Ohl will operate out... more »

Meijer voluntarily recalls some products containing apples

As a result of the Fresh-Pak Inc. recall, Meijer is announcing a voluntary recall of select Meijer brand packaged products due to sliced apples within the products being potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, there... more »

MSU apple harvesting/sorting system evolving

Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) say they remain on track in developing an in-orchard harvesting aid/ sorting machine that could prove to be significantly lower in cost than other existing systems. Renfu Lu, research... more »

Interpoma China is ready for the second edition

The first Interpoma China was termed a success, offering the international exhibitors that followed Interpoma the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Chinese market and hosting 2,000 people at the Weihai International Exhibition & Conference... more »

Listeria risk prompts apple recall by Jack Brown Produce

Sparta, Michigan’s Jack Brown Produce has recalled Gala, Fuji, Golden Delicious and Honeycrisp shipped under the Apple Ridge brand from Dec. 11 to Dec. 16, 2017. The company said in a released statement that the... more »

New York state confirms finding of spotted lanternfly

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has confirmed that the spotted lanternfly invasive insect has been found for the first time in New York state. The insect, which has also been discovered... more »