Apples

Cornell reveals names for NY1 and NY2

Cornell University has announced two new apple varieties developed in partnership with the New York Apple Growers (NYAG). They are SnapDragon and RubyFrost, and they have undergone a year of rigorous consumer testing as NY1... more »

New York state apple crop showing rebound

New York state apple growers are anticipating a strong crop, according to a report issued in a July 25 conference call. Growers forecast the 2013 New York apple crop would meet the state’s five-year average... more »

Michigan apple grower Merlin Kraft dies

Merlin George Kraft of Sparta, Mich., died Tuesday, July 16. Kraft, 88, was a lifelong apple grower and well known on the Ridge.He was preceded in death by his wife, Ireta Kraft. He is survived... more »

Nancy Foster announces resignation from USApple

Nancy Foster recently announced her resignation as president and CEO of the U.S. Apple Association. Her last day will be Aug. 31.“I am excited to pursue other opportunities and confident I leave the association in... more »

Markets connect winemakers, buyers

Farmers’ markets are becoming the latest marketing outlet for the winemakers who are able to offer tastings and sales to prospective customers. In early June, Michigan was preparing to join at least eight other states... more »

Large fire at Snappy Apple Farms

Several fire departments responded to a blaze at a farm near the corner of M-37 and M-46 in Casnovia, Mich., Thursday night. Wood TV8Read more here. more »

Guesstimate: Fruit crops back to normal in 2013

By late spring 2012, freeze events had done so much damage to Michigan fruit that organizers briefly considered canceling that year’s Fruit Crop Guesstimate – the annual meeting held to estimate the size of Michigan’s,... more »

Fruit farmers fight to rebound from last year

Like so many Michigan fruit growers this week, Rodney Winkel is sweating it. He’s up before the sun, checking his apple blossoms, organizing migrant workers to pick his asparagus — and feeling the weight of... more »