Apples
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 »
Local Farmers Optimistic About Apple Harvest
John King worried about his apple crop when the weather turned cold in early April, then fretted some more as his fruit baked during a dry, hot summer. Traverse City Record-Eagle more »
Orchards Tallying Effects of Spring Weather
Apple farmers in Nebraska City are seeing the fallout from a late blast of winter last spring that killed much of the crop. KETV Omaha more »
An Apple a day? Try About 600
David Bedford doesn't just eat an apple. He approaches one, observes its colors, determines if it's ripe, bites into it, feels its textures, swallows its juices and spits out its pulp. Star Tribune more »
Writer Finds Apple Picking Not as Easy as it Looks
Grand Rapids freelancer Bob Darrow has written about orchard owners who cannot find enough help to bring in this year's apple harvest -- Michigan's largest and most valuable fruit crop. Grand Rapids Press more »
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