Apples
BMSB trap catches increased heavily in east Michigan
We have seen a strong trap catch of adult brown marmorated stink bugs in traps checked Sunday, Sept. 25, and Tuesday, Sept. 27, in half of the 10 Michigan State University Extension trapping sites scattered over... more »
Fall to-do list between harvesting apple varieties
While everyone feels very busy this time of year in apple orchards and the crop potential is huge, there might occasionally be a few open days between harvesting varieties as you wait for fruit maturity.... more »
Indian Ladder Farms learns value of an apple a day
Indian Ladder Farms in the Albany, New York, suburb of Altamont-Voorheesville is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016, and owner Peter Ten Eyck is proud to say it’s been in his family the entire century.... more »
Macro Plastics launches new MacroBin for apples
Macro Plastics has a new MacroBin designed for apples. This new bin is 48-by-48-by-28 and weighs 63 pounds. The MacroBin 29 is being made at Macro Plastics' Union Gap, Washington, plant. Macro Plastics state of... more »
Michigan apple group negotiates processing prices
The Michigan Processing Apple Growers Marketing Committee has negotiated the following minimum processing apple prices (for apples 2.5 inches and up) with some processors for the 2016 crop: Ida Red: $12.25/cwt. Jonagold and Crispin: $11.50/cwt.... more »
Forecast: U.S. apple crop holds steady in 2016
The U.S. Apple Association has estimated the size of the 2016 U.S. apple crop: 245.9 million bushels. If it holds, the crop will be 3 percent bigger than last year’s and 3 percent bigger than... more »
2016 Michigan apple crop to hit 31 million bushels
Michigan’s apple growers will harvest approximately 31 million bushels (1.302 billion pounds) of apples this year, according to the official crop estimate announced Aug. 26 at the USApple Outlook meeting in Chicago. This is an... more »
2016 apple crop will be bigger than last year
The U.S. Apple Association has announced its estimate of the size of the 2016 U.S. apple crop: 246 million bushels. The estimate was given during USApple’s annual Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference, held Aug.... more »
Penn State research helps shape apple industry
One glance at a commercial orchard today and you realize these aren't your grandfather's apple trees. Long gone are the 40-foot-high, widely spaced, gnarled and spindly trees of the past. They have been replaced by... more »
Michigan Fruit Crop Guesstimate reveals optimistic numbers
When industry representatives gathered June 22 for the 61st annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate, they came with mostly optimistic outlooks regarding the 2016 crop. Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the setting for the event, which provided an... more »
Current Issue
Advancing research in biocontrols
Inflation, farm input costs shape farm market prices
Farm market pricing guide
Great Bear Vineyards’ organic journey
Organic Grower: Field Watch
A win for farmers
Business: Improve the odds
Farm Market & Agritourism: markups vs. margins
see all current issue »
