Apples
Michigan farmer Josh Wunsch honored by Michigan Processing Apple Growers
Third-generation farmer Josh Wunsch of Traverse City, Mich., has been awarded the Michigan Processing Apple Growers of the Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association (MACMA) Distinguished Service Award for 2012.Wunsch was first named to the MACMA... more »
August apple report reinstated
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has reinstated its August estimate of the U.S. apple crop, according to the U.S. Apple Association.In February, USApple President Nancy Foster met with Catherine Woteki, USDA under secretary for... more »
MSU researcher named Fruit Man of the Year
Randy Beaudry was named Fruit Man of the Year in March, during a meeting of the Michigan Pomesters near Grand Rapids, Mich.Beaudry, a horticulture professor at Michigan State University, was given the award for his... more »
Tiny wasp could be stink bug’s downfall
Starker Wright shared a horror story with New York state growers in January. A scientist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, Wright was a speaker at The 2012 Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo in Syracuse,... more »
Grower finds nectarine growing on peach tree
In the spring of 2010, Kenneth Crews, owner of Crews Family Orchard in Gretna, Va., was thinning peaches when he noticed something strange. “I sat down on the tailgate of my truck to take a... more »
Fruit, vegetable crops need honeybees
Every third mouthful of food we eat, directly or indirectly, depends on honeybee pollination, according to Donald Lam, a beekeeper and member of the Holland Area Beekeepers Association in Holland, Mich. Lam gave a presentation... more »
Donohue leaves Michigan Apple Committee
Denise Donohue has stepped down as executive director of the Michigan Apple Committee (MAC), the grower-funded, nonprofit organization devoted to promotion, education and research activities to encourage consumption of Michigan apples. Diane Smith is now... more »
Snowfall thrills local fruit farms
If local apple growers controlled the weather, they'd tell it to chill out. And Wednesday, they got their wish.Michael Fargione, a fruit education expert with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, said the snowfall was a "wonderful... more »
New device makes peach thinning a Cinch
When Phil Miller of Manistee, Mich., came up with the idea for a portable device to help take the pine cones out of Christmas trees, he immediately thought of another use for it. All it... more »
Surveys measure tree fruit, grape acreage in Washington state
According to the Washington Tree Fruit Acreage Report released last year, total apple acreage in Washington state fell from 172,986 acres in 2006 to 167,489 acres in 2011. That falloff might be a little bit... more »
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