Apples

Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show

The 2009 Northwest Orchard and Vineyard Show will be held Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 20-22, at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Mich. The three-day program will feature both educational sessions and vendor exhibits. Registration... more »

Washington Apple Commission Names Fryhover President

At its Dec. 4 meeting, the Washington Apple Commission (WAC) chose Todd Fryhover as its new president, effective Jan. 1. He is currently the export operations director of the commission. “We are really pleased that... more »

Growers Plan To Replant Some Orchard Sites Lost To Plum Pox

Tim Weiser plans to plant 7 acres of stone fruit next spring, and some of his neighbors are planting, too. That’s a big deal in Adams County. Adams County, the biggest producer of stone fruits... more »

Eco Apples: Customers buy concept of ‘advanced IPM’

The phrase “Integrated Pest Management” doesn’t exactly flow off one’s tongue, and produces a somewhat fuzzy effect in the brain as well. “Michael felt the name Eco Apple would have a bit more punch to... more »

Northeast Growers Reach More Customers with Red Tomato

About 40 farms in New England, New York and Pennsylvania sell produce through Red Tomato – and none of them appear to have a bad word to say about it. Some of them rely on... more »

Red Tomato Turns a Symbol into a Useful Reality

You have to think a little outside the box to understand Red Tomato. First of all, Red Tomato is an organization that is only a little bit about red tomatoes. Red Tomato is a name,... more »

Carnegie Mellon developing automated systems to enable precision farming

Two groups of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have received a total of $10 million in grants from USDA to build automated farming systems. One is for apple growers and one is for... more »

Holdings for Fresh Apples Up and Processing Apples Down from 2007,

Holdings of fresh apples in the United States are up from a year ago, while holdings of processing apples are down, according to a storage survey released Nov. 13 by the U.S. Apple Association (USApple),... more »

Growers Face Customers More Reluctant To Spend

Even as the year started, growers knew it would be interesting, probably nerve-wracking. Energy prices were rising and with them the price of farming inputs: fuel, fertilizer, chemicals. But food prices were rising, too, an... more »

Young Grower Rising Star in Michigan’s Horticulture Industry

Jason Fleming has risen toward the top in a hurry. He just turned 31 in September, but he will take office as president of the Michigan State Horticultural Society (MSHS) at the end of the... more »