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Nov. 1 fresh apple inventories at 115.5 million bushels

The U.S. Apple Association has issued its first Market News report on the 2018 apple crop. According to the survey prepared by Mark Seetin, USApple's director of regulatory and industry affairs, this year’s fresh apple holdings on Nov. 1, 2018, to... more

Honeycrisp gains notorious reputation as its market soars

Despite the extra work, growers will keep planting, picking and selling Honeycrisp apples, as long as the core economics makes sense. That's the consensus reported in a Nov. 8 story published by Bloomberg titled "The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple... more

Processed raspberry industry rejects checkoff program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Nov. 7 that producers of raspberries for processing and importers of processed raspberries did not approve continuing their national research and promotion program. Industry representatives voted in a... more

DOL proposes changes to H-2A advertising rules

To make it easier for Americans to find and fill open jobs, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a proposal Nov. 8 for employers seeking temporary labor certifications through the H-2B and H-2A visa programs to advertise jobs online. Under current ... more

Corteva Agriscience introduces Adavelt Active

Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, has identified Adavelt active as the new brand name for a novel fungicide it said will offer growers curative and protectant disease control of a wide range of pathogens in multiple crops. This ... more

Intensive management improves fruit quality

{Sponsored} Optimizing orchard productivity in a high-density apple production system requires vigilant management. “High-density systems enable you to grow better-quality fruit, but they also force you to be a better culturist. The tighter you ... more

North Central IPM Center goes to Michigan State

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded the regional North Central Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center to Michigan State University, with co-direction support coming from ... more