Certified Cider Professional Program gets Angry Orchard boost
Leading cider company, Angry Orchard, graduated nearly 400 team members, the largest cohort of Certified Cider Professionals (CCPs) ever, last week. T... more »
Govenor Snyder proclaims October Michigan Apple Month
Gov. Rick Snyder has once again declared October Michigan Apple Month recognizing the importance of the Michigan apple industry. Michigan Apple growe... more »
USApple kicks off 2018-19 Apples4Ed School Grant Program
The U.S. Apple Association on Oct. 1 launched its 2018-19 Apples4Ed initiative – a grant program that supports healthy snacking initiatives in publi... more »
New staff member joins Michigan Apple Committee
The Michigan Apple Committee welcomed Marty Head as the new regional manager covering the southern region of the United States. Head replaces Cam Har... more »
New York apple growers star in marketing push
New York apple growers turned out in force for a marketing push designed to help consumers connect with the producers themselves. A video shoot was... more »
Helping a Massachusetts apple farm be red and green
A towering, craggy old McIntosh tree in the center of the orchard at Red Apple Farm in Phillipston, Massachusetts, has weathered 113 winters, borne ma... more »
New York growers forecast growth for 2018 apple harvest
The New York Apple Association’s (NYAA) forecasts New York apple growers will produce 31 million 42-lb. cartons of apples this fall, an estimate tha... more »
Firms invest in Virosoft owner BioTEPP
Filaction, a Quebec development fund, and Natural Products Canada (NPC), a national not-for-profit focussed on natural products companies, recently an... more »
Pennsylvania fruit, Extension work get funds from industry groups
The State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Apple Program recently awarded nearly $233,000 in funding to support new and ... more »
Orchard tours share WA 38 (Cosmic Crisp) knowledge with growers
Nearly 200 apple growers and industry professionals gathered recently at Washington State University’s Roza and Sunrise research orchards in Prosser... more »
