Apples
Riveridge selling half of Michigan’s fresh apples
One out of every two Michigan apples will be marketed and sold by a single company, after Riveridge Produce Marketing’s purchase of Jack Brown Produce’s brand and fresh-pack sales operation. Both companies are based in... more »
Tour de Fresh’s 2019 route, beneficiaries announced
Tour de Fresh recently laid out the route for its sixth annual charity cycling race that funds salad bars in schools. The ride, presented by the California Giant Foundation, will take place this fall with the Pacific... more »
Pennsylvania growers struggle with spotted lanternfly
The Mid-Atlantic and Midwest are better known for apple production than wine, but it is winegrape growers who perhaps have the most to lose from the latest pest threatening that region. Spotted lanternfly (SLF) is... more »
Captan draft risk assessment comments end March 15
As many apple growers in the region can attest, Captan has been an essential fungicide for apple disease management programs. Due to the 77-day PHI of mancozeb in apple, captan use in apple is essential... more »
Current apples in storage 11 percent less than March 2018
Mark W. Seetin, U.S. Apple Association director, regulatory and industry affairs, has released the fifth report on the 2018 apple crop. According to the survey, this year’s fresh apple holdings on March 1, 2019, totaled 65.5 million... more »
Rockit Global takes major step in miniature apple packaging
Rockit Global Ltd., a Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, apple company is launching fully recyclable and biodegradable cardboard packaging into New Zealand supermarkets and food stores. The miniature Rockit apples are sold in packs. Until last... more »
Study reveals NYS apple industry’s true economic impact
Economic development boards and policymakers often have to make tough decisions when trying to boost the economy of rural areas. Should they give the green light to, say, a manufacturing plant? Or would an agricultural... more »
Sterile insect releases by drone could target pest control
Researchers in Washington state and Michigan are releasing sterile codling moths by drone as a new technique for keeping “worms” out of apples. Sterile insect releases have for some time been used as an effort... more »
