Mark Nicholson of Red Jacket Orchards in Geneva, NY, incoming chairman.

Stemilt Growers receives rights to MN55, a Honeycrisp cross, from the University of Minnesota.

Generally high quality predicted at U.S. Apple Association Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference.

Conditions lately have been ripe for fungi fiasco.

Pressure building as traps filling up with pest by the hundreds.

Washington and Oregon pear growers forecast a larger size crop than that originally estimated.

Washington’s Stemilt Growers introduces Rushing Rivers as its new pear label.

Organization is honored for web presence and healthy eating campaign.

Growers, packers forecast harvest of 140 million boxes, exceeding 2012 record.

Polish apples banned from Russia in response to western sanctions over the Ukrainian crisis.

The redesign is part of fall marketing campaign designed to promote consumption.

This year’s Apple Growers of the Year have perfected the art of their operation, evolving over time to meet the needs of their customers.

Honeycrisp aside, sometimes all it takes for a successful new cultivar is superior characteristics.

A combination of stress over the past two growing seasons and winter injury is causing tree deaths.

Harvest in Empire State expected to begin Aug. 15 with yields above five-year average.

This pest wreaks havoc in high-density orchards with wet soil conditions.

With the entry of major suppliers into the biopesticide arena, whether or not biopesticides work is no longer the question. Now, people want to understand how they work.

Yield and quality can be as important to growers as crop protection.

Jon DeVaney will lead the new group, which is expected to become official Sept. 1.