Marketing
Bilingual Quinn Farm draws 100K visitors a year
Quinn Farm is also known as La Ferme Quinn. Located about 20 miles from Montreal and 40 miles from the U.S. border, the proprietors are fully bilingual. “I was brought up by a French mum... more »
National Processed Raspberry Council unveils video series
A new three-part video series, "My Name is Haedyn," follows Haedyn Maberry in and around her family's raspberry farm from winter to harvest as she watches the raspberries "sleep," helps her uncle "fix" broken tractors,... more »
New York state group estimates 2018 apple crop
The New York Apple Association (NYAA) estimates 31 million 42-lb. cartons of apples will be harvested from the 2018 crop this fall which is up slightly over last year and on par with the state’s... more »
Meet the USDA’s new director of the Marketing Order and Agreement Division
Hello, I am Dr. Patty Bennett. I am the... more »
Farm markets report prices, strategy
For as long as growers have been selling their crops at market, they’ve stretched their necks to look at what the other folks charge. The biggest challenge of direct sales is the same as its... more »
2018 Michigan apple crop expected to hit 28 million bushels
Michigan’s apple growers will harvest approximately 28 million bushels (1.176 billion pounds) of apples this year, according to the official crop estimate announced Aug. 24 at the USApple Outlook meeting in Chicago. Average Michigan Apple... more »
Apple growers dodge rocky marketplace challenges
U.S. apple growers remain a united front in what has been a year of policy turmoil and a future of unknowns in the international marketplace, according to U.S. Apple Association Chair Mark Boyer. Speaking at... more »
BREAKING: 2018 US apple crop estimate – 256 million bushels
The U.S. Apple Association has announced its estimate of the size of the 2018 U.S. apple crop: 256 million bushels. The estimate was given during USApple’s annual Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference held Aug. 23-24... more »
