Apples

Abundant Robotics to automate orchard harvests

SRI International has launched Abundant Robotics, an agriculture technology company focused on helping make foods such as apples and other tree fruits more accessible. Abundant Robotics will commercialize and build on research initiatives in agricultural... more »

Michigan Fruit Crop Guesstimate reveals optimistic numbers

When industry representatives gathered June 22 for the 61st annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate, they came with mostly optimistic outlooks regarding the 2016 crop. Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the setting for the event, which provided an... more »

AgroFresh opens two new service centers, expands field support

AgroFresh Solutions, a global supplier in produce freshness solutions, has opened two new service centers and added 50 seasonal workers worldwide to enable apple and pear growers to gain the fruit quality benefits of Harvista pre-harvest 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) technology... more »

Washington forecasts 132.9 million boxes for apple harvest

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) released its forecast for the 2016 Washington state fresh apple crop today. The 2016 forecast is for a crop of 132.9 million standard forty pound boxes of fresh... more »

Consider presence of apple maggots when selecting an insecticide

High levels of apple maggot adult emergence have been detected at the Michigan State University Trevor Nichols Research Center in Fennville, Michigan, following rainfall events over the last week. Controlling apple maggots has been traditionally... more »

Facilities use less energy, improve efficiency

The more apples you grow and pack, the more storage you need. If that storage is energy-efficient and improves the quality of your apples, so much the better. Here are two examples of growers who... more »

Michigan RidgeFest set for July 28

The Michigan Pomesters will host the fifth annual RidgeFest Grower Tour in Belding, Michigan, on July 28. The tour will start with a luncheon at BelleHarvest Sales and visit four farms afterward. Speakers will discuss... more »

Learn grafting techniques with USDA at Empire Farm Days

Scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plant Genetic Resources Unit will demonstrate grafting techniques at the 2016 Empire Farm Days at Rodman Lott and Son Farms in Seneca Falls, New York. Grafting techniques used with apple... more »

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