Apples
USApple: EWG’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ list is ‘inaccurate, harmful’
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) is calling the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list both “inaccurate” and “harmful” to Americans. The report, issued annually, offers consumers an "extremely biased view "of various fruits and vegetables... more »
Apple holdings reportedly up 16 percent over 2017
It its April, 2018 edition of Market News, the U.S. Apple Association issued its first report on the 2017 apple crop. According to the survey report released by Mark W. Seetin, director of regulatory and industry... more »
Bookless libraries: Treasures within the USDA plant collections
Have you ever wondered how new looking and different tasting types of apples or tomatoes come to be? Improvements in taste, size, and color are often the result of years of research and plant breeding... more »
Michigan fruit processor to close doors, auction off equipment
A Michigan cherry and apple processor is closing its doors and auctioning off its equipment. New Mill Capital, a national asset acquisition and disposition firm has been engaged to sell the equipment assets of Cherry... more »
Apple fungus spoils food despite pasteurization
New Yorkers love apples. The Empire State is the second-largest apple grower in the U.S. and is... more »
China’s tariff hikes hit fruit categories, including apples
According to media reports, China is placing new tariffs on 128 products bought from the U.S. as retaliation against taxes approved by President Trump on imported steel and aluminum. The new tariffs will go effect today,... more »
Fostering wild bees for orchard pollination
Be nice to wild bees: They live near your farm and go to work without being asked. Native pollinators are a force for good in Michigan orchards, and although they don’t draw paychecks, there is... more »
Honeybee management in tree fruit orchards
Most people in agriculture understand the crucial role cultivated honeybees play in the production of specialty crops across the country, particularly in the tree nut and tree fruit industries of the West Coast. Without a... more »
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