Fruits
TerraFresh Organics fruit company launched by industry veterans
Six years after selling Purity Organic, Greg Holzman and Steve Akagaki have rejoined forces to create TerraFresh Organics, a new organic fruit company that will supply organic stone fruit, grapes, citrus and mangos, to North... more »
British Columbia’s berry industry gets $3.6M investment
Canadian officials July 4 visited the Berry Haven Farm, where they announced an investment of up to $3.6 million to the Lower Mainland Horticultural Improvement Association (LMHIA) under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Program. The... more »
Sparta’s Elite Apple doubles packing capacity; will sell through alliance
Sales consolidation continues in the Michigan apple industry, as Michigan Fresh Marketing and BelleHarvest’s newly-formed joint sales alliance adds some supply volume. Elite Apple of Sparta has contractually committed to pack 500,000 cartons, which is... more »
Correct summer pruning techniques for peach trees stressed
Tree response can vary when these aspects of pruning are varied. When peach trees are summer pruned properly, one can expect economic benefits, but economic losses result from summer pruning incorrectly. During the 1980s and... more »
Plants365 signs MSU blueberry variety licenses
United Kingdom-based, blueberry plant specialist, Plants365, has recently signed commercialization licenses with Michigan State University to develop five blueberry cultivars. According to a news release from the company, the varieties include Calypso and Osorno as... more »
Blueberry industry group’s cardiac health study gets attention
A blueberry industry investment in medical research is paying big dividends in marketing this year. The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) in 2013 invested in a study looking at the health benefits of consuming berries.... more »
Michigan Tree Fruit Commission funds 2019 upgrades
The second installment of a refrigeration system upgrade and the first installment of a pesticide building remodeling and upgrade at Michigan State University’s (MSU) Clarksville Research Center were the two big projects funded by the... more »
Montana State University studies cider apple production
Katrina Mendrey is the orchard program manager with Montana State University’s Western Agricultural Research Center. She recently answered some questions from Fruit Growers News about her work and insight into cider and antique apples: Fruit... more »
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