UMN researchers roll out new apple & grape varieties, including Supersnap—the Honeycrisp successor

The University of Minnesota’s renowned fruit breeding program has unveiled six new apple and grape varieties designed ...
The Daily Reporter

Apple acreage to increase at Tuttle Orchards; new apple varieties coming

Knowing it can take an apple tree anywhere from two to 10 years to bear fruit, the owners of Tuttle Orchards started years ...
NBC Los Angeles

The story of ‘Ludacrisp,' the apple named after the rapper

Pacello came up with the name of the apple variety as part of his membership with the Midwest Apple Improvement Association ...
Quincy Herald-Whig

From blossom to bushel: Get to the core of apple breeding in the Midwest

The Midwest Apple Improvement Association develops new apple varieties specifically suited to the region’s unique growing conditions. Founded by a small group of friendly, forward-thinking farmers in ...
Yahoo

Sekapp features all the best apple varieties right in Rochester's backyard

Sep. 3—Goodbye corn, hello apples. From one popular crop to the next, that's how it goes in Minnesota. Apple season is just beginning and we have at least until early November to enjoy our favorites, ...
Seacoastonline.com

Seacoast, NH apple growers expect sweet crop despite drought

At Applecrest Farm Orchards in Hampton Falls, Todd Wagner is working long hours to prepare for a busy fall season of tractor rides, cider donuts, and, of course, apple picking. But this year’s weather ...
The Repository

Jonesing for a fresh apple? Here's where you can pick your own in Akron-Canton region

Apple picking season is here. Austin Griggy, a general manager at Arrowhead Orchard in Paris Township, said some of the crop benefited from a wet spring in Stark County, which pushed things forward ...