Apples
Consider a June planting of sorghum sudangrass following orchard removal
Have you recently pushed out a block of older fruit trees? In commercial grower plots, we are learning that sudangrass is an excellent first step to replant success. Sorghum sudangrass hybrids, also called sudex, are... more »
Cornell Extension, New York state apple growers partner on innovation
For optimal yield and fruit quality, apple growers in the United States have long relied on chemical solutions to generate spring blossom thinning to promote the growth of larger, higher-quality fruit by giving them less... more »
Westcott joins Okanagan Specialty Fruits as director of operations
Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), the developer of non-browning Arctic apple varieties, has hired Don Westcott as team as OSF’s director of operations. Effective May 15, Westcott, based in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada will assess, plan and facilitate the... more »
Washington bets big on new Cosmic Crisp apple
Witness the bared power of a united Washington state apple industry: More than 11 million trees planted in a two-year span. More than 10 million boxes produced in the first five years. Estimates of a... more »
Koru brand apples from New Zealand hit the U.S.
Coast to Coast Growers Cooperative announced that container shipments of Koru apples, grown in New Zealand, have begun arriving at U.S. ports. According to a news release, the Koru variety is also now produced in the... more »
Phytelligence partners with EverCrisp marketing group
Phytelligence, an agricultural biotechnology company, has partnered with the Midwest Apple Improvement Association (MAIA) – the entity responsible for managing and marketing the MAIA 1 variety, which produces a unique apple branded the EverCrisp. According... more »
Pursue black stem borer spring management
Incidents of black stem borer injury to young apple orchards are on the rise in Michigan. Adults are attracted to stressed trees although they have been known to infest trees that do not appear to... more »
Michigan growers assess cold weather impact
Michigan State University Extension has issued an update on frost damage in "The Ridge" area near Sparta, Michigan. There were two very cold mornings this week on May 8 and 9 leading to some injury to flower... more »
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