Apples
Riveridge Produce Marketing expands staff as apple season ramps up
Riveridge Produce Marketing started the past year with a 25 year anniversary and they continue to build momentum in 2015 by adding seasoned produce veterans and industry newcomers with extensive subject matter expertise to nearly... more »
MAC using social media to educate and engage with consumers
The Michigan Apple Committee (MAC) launched a social media campaign Sept. 1 with the help of global PR and marketing firm, Weber Shandwick. The campaign will increase Michigan Apples’ online engagement, in an effort to... more »
Project evaluates photoselective netting
It’s affectionately known in some circles of the Washington state research community as the “red, white and blue” project. It has the potential to protect high-value fruit crops from hail, with the added benefit of... more »
Harvest practices to prevent postharvest disorders in Honeycrisp
There are many factors that affect Honeycrisp storage behavior, and some occur during harvest. Spot picking fruit at the optimum stage of maturity, compared to slightly immature, can reduce bitter pit, whereas soft scald and... more »
Prevention of preharvest drop in apple orchards
As apples mature, they begin to produce large amounts of the ripening hormone, ethylene. One of the ripening processes stimulated by ethylene is stem loosening. Enzymatic cell wall breakdown is an irreversible process. Once the... more »
Orchards help slow Washington state wildfires
Washington grower Curt Cuelich lost part of his apple orchard to a fierce wildfire, but the flames couldn’t penetrate deep into the trees because of something known as the “green buffer.” The Seattle Times has... more »
Apple Harvest Time: Managing pre-harvest and postharvest rots
The biggest disease concern this time of year is keeping fruit free of rots as they are nearing the home stretch of the season. The recent bouts of rain and prolonged warm weather are ideal... more »
DOL threatening hot goods injunctions in Washington state
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is conducting inspections in Yakima Valley apple orchards. Inspectors have apparently discovered minors working in the fields, and they are threatening to impose a hot goods injunction, according to wafla. Wafla, an... more »
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