Apples
Washington Apple Vote for Additional Penny Falls Short
The Washington Apple Commission failed to get the “contingency penny” it asked growers to authorize. In December, just under 60 percent of Washington’s apple growers voted to authorize the penny, but 67 percent were needed.... more »
Letters To The Editor
Our carbon footprint and other energy issues I just read your column in the January issue of The Fruit Growers News (“Editor has energetic resolution for the coming year,” page 35). I laud you in... more »
2007 Noncitrus Fruit Utilized Production Down 1 Percent, Value Up 5 Percent
In 2007, the Nation's utilized production of the leading noncitrus fruit crops totaled 16.6 million tons, down 1 percent from the 2006 utilized production, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Utilized production decreased from... more »
Washington Apple Commission Loses 1-Cent Referendum
The Washington Apple Commission lost its bid to get more money from growers and isn't sure it will ask again. The Wenatchee World more »
Honeycrisp patent expiration not expected to change sales
The Honeycrisp apple’s U.S. patent protection is scheduled to expire in November. What does that mean for the apple industry? Not much, according to two nursery vice presidents and an apple breeder. The Honeycrisp’s patent... more »
Labor Audit a Nightmare Scenario for Farm Market
Abigail Jacobson didn’t want to spread doom and gloom, but she had a story to tell about Friday the 13th that would scare the pants off any farm marketer. Jacobson’s business, Westview Orchards & Cider... more »
Great Lakes Water Compact Still Spurs Controversy
Michigan – and the other seven states and two Canadian provinces in the Great Lakes Basin – is either undertaking one of the greatest environmental protection and conservation measures in the history of the world,... more »
Hundreds of Health Complaints Followed Apple Moth Spraying
The number of people who suffered burning eyes, scratchy throats and other ailments after the state sprayed Santa Cruz and Monterey counties for the light brown apple moth might be much higher than previously believed,... more »
Prices of Juice Apples Have Gotten Positively … Juicy
After nearly a decade of low and flat prices for juice apples, prices were sharply higher this fall, rising for the second year in a row. Apple juice concentrate, which cost as little as $4... more »
Extension Losing Its Personal Touch in Pennsylvania
This is the seventh and final story in a series about the future of Extension. The image of the county Extension agent riding in a pickup all day, visiting local farmers and doling out general... more »
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