Fruits
2016 Michigan apple crop to hit 31 million bushels
Michigan’s apple growers will harvest approximately 31 million bushels (1.302 billion pounds) of apples this year, according to the official crop estimate announced Aug. 26 at the USApple Outlook meeting in Chicago. This is an... more »
2016 apple crop will be bigger than last year
The U.S. Apple Association has announced its estimate of the size of the 2016 U.S. apple crop: 246 million bushels. The estimate was given during USApple’s annual Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference, held Aug.... more »
Ron Perry stepping down from full-time duties
Ron Perry, a long-time professor of horticulture at Michigan State University (MSU), retired from his full-time duties Sept. 1. Perry, 69, has been working with Michigan’s fruit industry for 36 years – and plans on... more »
CCGA forecasts 2016 cranberry crop
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently announced its 2016 cranberry crop forecast during the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association’s 129th annual meeting at Plympton’s Upland Club. Over 400 attendees were present, including cranberry growers... more »
Ontario berry grower assocations consider merger
Ontario’s two berry grower organizations are proposing a merger to create one new organization. Ontario Berry Growers’ Association (OBGA) and the Ontario Highbush Blueberry Growers’ Association have received agreement from the Ontario Farm Products Marketing... more »
Traveling bees have more stress, shorter lives
Research from North Carolina State University, published in Scientific Reports, shows that travel can adversely affect bee health and lifespans. Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are frequently trucked around the United States to pollinate crops like... more »
Blueberry industry to continue research, promotion order
Highbush blueberry producers and importers have voted to continue the Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information Order. In a referendum held from July 5 to July 28, 74 percent of the producers and importers voting, and... more »
Michigan Tree Fruit Commission establishes mini-grants
Mini-grants are a new effort by the Michigan Tree Fruit Commission (MTFC) to ensure a fast response to pressing issues facing the tree fruit industry. Adopted by the MTFC board on Aug. 17, the mini-grant... more »
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