Marketing
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 »
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 »
2007 Michigan Processing Apple Prices
The Michigan Processing Apple Growers Marketing Committee has negotiated the following minimum processing apple prices with several processors for the 2007 crop:Jonathan 2 inches & up: $13.75/cwt. JonaGold, Spy & Crispin 2 inches & up:... more »
Apple growers want trees grown in two seasons
There’s a horse race of sorts going on in Washington apple orchards, and the two top horses are Allan Brothers and Auvil Fruit Company. The horses deny there’s a race, but the fans know better.... more »
Apple Crop Moderate, Manageable and in Demand
About 175 members of the apple industry gathered in a posh Chicago hotel last week to mull over this year's outlook for their special fruit. A major topic of discussion was crop size. A week... more »
Tart Cherry Industry Managing around 45 Percent Restriction
Tart cherry growers were not very happy with the large set-aside ordered in June by the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB), which administers the federal marketing order governing red tart cherries. But they are managing... more »
Hard Work, Imagination Make On-farm Business Flourish
In 1984, Harold and Janice Wagner started with an old farmhouse, a drive shed and 50 acres of untilled ground just outside of Windsor, Ontario. They’ve put money and sweat equity into the property, but... more »
UC Cooperative Extension Battles Back From Drastic State Budget Cuts
When it comes to agriculture in the United States, it doesn’t get much bigger than California. The Western state stretches hundreds of miles from north to south, encompassing a diverse range of climates, soil types,... more »
Southwest Michigan Farm Markets Rely on Chicago Money
Michigan’s southwest corner is often ignored by the rest of the state, which gravitates more toward the southeast side and Detroit. That could be a problem for farm markets and other businesses in Southwest Michigan... more »
Cherry Industry Administrative Board Sets Restricted Percentage at 45
The Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB), which administers the federal marketing order governing red tart cherries, recommended that the free percentage be set at 55 percent and the restricted percentage at 45 percent.The decision was... more »
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