Fruits
Finalists named for United Fresh Innovation Awards
United Fresh has announced the 46 new products as finalists for the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2017 Innovation Awards. This year’s finalists will compete in five categories for the title of Best New Product at... more »
Annual Michigan fruit crop ‘Guesstimate’ won’t be held
The Michigan Frozen Foods Processors Association (MFFPA) has announced the annual “Guesstimate” will not be held in June 2017 as normally scheduled. The MFFPA has long provided networking opportunities for Michigan based companies while offering... more »
SWD, IPM workshop set for Latino blueberry growers
Latino blueberry growers are invited to a spotted wing drosophila (SWD) and integrated pest management training and pesticide applicator certification license test on Saturday, May 20. Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Food and Farming Systems... more »
Westcott joins Okanagan Specialty Fruits as director of operations
Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), the developer of non-browning Arctic apple varieties, has hired Don Westcott as team as OSF’s director of operations. Effective May 15, Westcott, based in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada will assess, plan and facilitate the... more »
Washington bets big on new Cosmic Crisp apple
Witness the bared power of a united Washington state apple industry: More than 11 million trees planted in a two-year span. More than 10 million boxes produced in the first five years. Estimates of a... more »
Koru brand apples from New Zealand hit the U.S.
Coast to Coast Growers Cooperative announced that container shipments of Koru apples, grown in New Zealand, have begun arriving at U.S. ports. According to a news release, the Koru variety is also now produced in the... more »
Phytelligence partners with EverCrisp marketing group
Phytelligence, an agricultural biotechnology company, has partnered with the Midwest Apple Improvement Association (MAIA) – the entity responsible for managing and marketing the MAIA 1 variety, which produces a unique apple branded the EverCrisp. According... more »
Northwest Michigan frost damage being assessed
Unfortunately, northwest Michigan recorded some low overnight temperatures for the past two nights, May 7-9. During the early morning of May 8, the Bear Lake Enviroweather station recorded temperatures in the mid-25 degree Fahrenheit range... more »
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