Apples
From humble Midwest roots to the world stage
What started as an informal experiment nearly two decades ago has grown into an international joint venture. On Feb. 1, the Midwest Apple Improvement Association (MAIA) made an agreement with the International Pome Fruit Alliance... more »
Retirement won’t curb Flore’s knowledge sharing
Michigan State University (MSU) horticulture professor Jim Flore is retiring this year, but not before reminding growers of the progress he has observed in the industry during a 40-year career. Flore was honored in 2015... more »
Michigan grows best selling apple varieties
Gala, Honeycrisp and Fuji are the top three selling varieties in the United States, based on dollars... more »
Orchard sanitation a key tool to manage apple scab
The New England apple industry is not without its regular bouts with scab, a major disease that impacts the region’s six states, which have apple harvests amounting to about 25 percent of that in Michigan.... more »
New York apples contribute to food safety campaign
Two New York state apple industry leaders have contributed a combined $55,000 to the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) to help fund produce-specific food safety research. New York Apple Association (NYAA) contributed $50,000 to CPS’... more »
Penn State announces scab period through March 17
Due to the presence of green tip on early varieties of apples combined with rain the last several days plus forecasted for the next two, we are in our first apple scab infection period for... more »
Honeybear Brands yields record Chilean Honeycrisp crop
More than ten years after investing in Southern Hemisphere Honeycrisp, Honeybear Brands has reached a record harvest of Chilean Honeycrisp. The Minnesota-based grower and developer will reportedly ship more than a quarter of a million cases of... more »
Comment period extended on apple, pear imports rule
USDA APHIS is extending the comment period on the proposed rule that would amend the regulations to allow the importation of fresh apple and pear fruit from certain countries in the European Union into the... more »
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