Fruits

Giumarra announces new Antares apple

Giumarra Wenatchee announced its new apple offering, Antares, grown in France. Initial trial shipments will begin in February. Antares is a firm,... more »

Maine blueberry growers ask USDA to buy 30 million surplus pounds

The Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine has requested that the USDA purchase 30 million surplus pounds of frozen wild blueberries. The Maine congressional delegation wrote a letter to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s Fruit and... more »

TV show will explore CO2 scrubber manufacturing process

Bryan Cook’s wife has a hard time explaining what he does for a living. “How do I tell my friends what you do at work?” she asks him. As the production manager at Storage Control... more »

Research helps growers conserve water, improve white wines

Washington State University viticulturists Yun Zhang and Markus Keller are finding ways to conserve water and improve production of white wine grapes by using partial rootzone drying, or PRD. The technique, developed in Australia, involves... more »

New Jersey farm still growing cranberries 125 years later

It was 1890 when Martin L. Haines first began harvesting his cranberry bogs in Hogwallow, New Jersey. Over the last 125 years, five generations of growers have helped the family farm (called Haines & Haines)... more »

Pazazz apple makes debut in Miami before national launch

Honeybear Brands’ new Pazazz apple variety is now available at select grocery stores in Miami. Don Roper, vice president of marketing, made appearances at several Publix stores throughout Miami on Jan. 15 and 16. Here’s... more »

California senator hopes to extend pear harvest bill

Senator Mike McGuire has introduced SB702, the Lake County Teen Employment and Training Act, which would extend state legislation allowing 16 and 17 year olds in Lake County, California to work at local pear packing... more »

APHIS might allow fresh apple and pear imports from Europe

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be publishing in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would allow the importation of fresh apple and pear fruit from eight European Union member countries:... more »