Apples

Equipment monitors orchard temperature

When it comes to apples, idealists continually search for the best one, pessimists settle for the one within easiest reach, while optimists take them all and make pies – or in the case of the... more »

USApple launches redesigned website

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) has released its first new website, still housed at usapple.org, in more than a decade in an effort to better reach consumers, industry members and others. USApple... more »

RosBREED prioritizes disease resistance

The focus of RosBREED 2, a program to produce better-tasting fruit that resists storage problems and other challenges, is disease resistance. A $10-million, five-year grant from USDA is driving the wide-ranging national fruit-breeding project. The... more »

Pazazz apples drive winter retail sales

Pazazz, a new variety from the Honeybear Brands varietal development program, debuted in more than 350 new retail locations across North America in the first quarter of 2016. The new variety has been selling out in... more »

IFTA spotlights Gala, Fuji and Honeycrisp production

For a long time, Red Delicious was the backbone of the U.S. apple industry. If you wanted a dependable income, you grew that variety. But the crop mix is more complicated today and competition for... more »

Southwest Michigan fruit regional report

With warmer weather, fruit tree buds are swelling. Growers should apply early-season sprays. Winter 2016 The 2016 winter was mild compared with 2014 and 2015. Temperatures during the 2016 winter dropped to around zero or slightly... more »

Time to monitor black stem borer

The black stem borer (Xylosandrus germanus) is a small (2 millimeters) ambrosia beetle that becomes active in spring after one or two consecutive days of temperatures 68 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, often coinciding with forsythia... more »

April 1 fresh apple holdings down from last year

According to the U.S. Apple Association, fresh apple holdings on April 1 totaled 47 million bushels, 23 percent below the record inventories (61.1 million bushels) reported for April 1, 2015, and 3 percent below the... more »

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