Apples
American Agri-Women Drive Across America stops in Michigan
One of the reasons American Agri-Women (AAW) President, Sue McCrum, Maine, and 1st VP, Doris Mold, Wisconsin, are participating in a campaign across America is to celebrate the organization’s 40th anniversary.Many Michigan Farmers will remember... more »
Manager found guilty over apple storage unit deaths
Andrew Stocker, a produce manager in the United Kingdom, was found guilty of the manslaughter of two workers he asked to select apples from a low-oxygen storage unit without using breathing apparatus, according to The... more »
2015 Michigan Agritourism directory expanded, full color
The Michigan Agritourism Association released its 2015 directory featuring agritourism destinations across the state. This year’s directory is upgraded to full color to showcase the fresh produce and engaging activities offered in every region of... more »
June 1 apple holdings up from last year
The U.S. Apple Association has given its final storage report for the 2014 apple crop: Fresh apple holdings on June 1, 2015, totaled 29.8 million bushels, a 26 percent increase from June 1, 2014, and... more »
Washington apple grower to pay $2.25 million in civil penalties
A Washington apple grower has been instructed to pay $2.25 million in civil penalties for hiring unauthorized workers.The Tri-City Herald has the details: Broetje Orchards LLC of Prescott, Washington, a major apple producer located east... more »
Three options on how to defruit young apple trees
Newly planted and young apple trees often set croploads that have negative effects to the vegetative growth of the tree in these early establishment years. Removing these fruits can be accomplished by three options as... more »
Dwindling options force more growers to use H-2A program
For years, agricultural employers and their advocates have been complaining about the state of the H-2A guest-worker program: It’s too expensive. There’s too much paperwork. It’s not flexible enough. And so on. Many hoped that... more »
Michigan still adjusting to crop losses of 2012
2012 was a bad year for many fruit-producing states, but none were hit harder than Michigan. An early warm-up followed by devastating freeze events killed roughly 85 percent of the state’s apples and nearly 90... more »
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