Posts Tagged ‘tree fruit’
Washington’s Own Apple – Cosmic Crisp – Finally Hitting Store Shelves
The unveiling of a new product – from Teslas to iPhones – can build consumer anticipation. Can the same be true for an apple? The answer it appears is Yes.
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Local Apple, Pear Growers Feeling Hit From Retaliatory Tariffs On US Exports
In March, the U.S imposed import duties on steel and aluminum from various countries of export. Many of those countries struck back with retaliatory tariffs on everything from consumer goods to produce. Marcus Bellissimo reports those are having an impact on local fruit growers.
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Like Upper Wenatchee Valley Quarantine, Experts Suggest Apple Maggot Zone For Methow Valley
Western Chelan County – Peshastin, Leavenworth, Plain, Lake Wenatchee – is considered an apple maggot quarantine area. Now a working group with the state Department of Agriculture has recommended an apple-maggot quarantine for the Methow Valley after the discovery of dozens of adult flies and larvae — indicating a reproducing and established population of the…
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