Apples

Red Delicious Apples Lose Their Shine

Twenty years ago there were more than a hundred thousand acres of red delicious apples in Washington. Since then the number has dropped by more than half. OPB News more »

Spring Freeze Ruins Fall Fruit Crop, but Season Can Still Have Jack-o’-Lanterns

Pull into the driveway at Vertacnik's Orchard east of Lawrence and you?ll see a sign that sums up a sad season: Sorry No Apples Spring Freeze. Lawrence Journal World more »

Dry Summer Means Banner Apple Harvest

The dry summer has made this year's apple harvest a banner crop. WCVB more »

Pests Thrive in Organic Apples

Pesky worms get stronger and more difficult to wipe out in organic apples, finds a new study, but the pests aren't really worms. Live Science more »

Experts Mull Over Rising Demand and Price for Apples

USDA’s final figures on apple consumption and prices for last year have growers and packers excited by what some are calling a fundamental change in economics. Welcome Sauer, who was president of the Washington Apple... more »

Pit Spit, Redhaven Heritage Give Farm Market a Story To Tell

How’s this for publicity? On the first Saturday of every July, the International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship shines a spotlight on Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm and its summer cherry harvest. Competitors come from all over the world... more »

Camera sorts by weight, color, shape and defects

At the new packing plant at Gilbert Orchards, a packing line recedes into the distance. Red Delicious apples are moving in individual cradles on eight parallel tracks. There are 38 packing stations along the line,... more »

Pike Place Market Celebrates a Century in Seattle

Pike Place Market turned 100 this year. I didn’t know that when I was planning our honeymoon, but it turned out to be a convenient coincidence. It gave me an excuse to write this column.... more »

Apple Harvest Makes Growers Happy

On the heels of one of Maine's best apple seasons last year, Maine's orchardists are saying this year's crop is equal in excellence. Bangor Daily News more »

With Few Local Apples, Orchard Owner Selling Apples from Virginia

Although Tennessee's apple crop was almost completely lost due to a severe freeze that struck the state in April, apple growers did manage to harvest a small crop. Herald Citizen more »

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