apples

Statement by Jim Bair, President & CEO U.S. Apple Association Re: Unfinished Agriculture Labor Reform

December 26, 2022 U.S. Apple Association

“This week the Senate will adjourn without finishing its work. The House twice passed bipartisan legislation to reform our broken agriculture labor system and the Senate failed to act. A good bill passed the House, and a better one was introduced in the Senate. To get right up to the finish line – but not cross it – is a bitter pill to swallow when the bill would have improved the ag workforce picture by every measure. …

Washington Apple Industry Loses Organic Sales Pioneer

December 20, 2022 FullTilt Marketing

A 27-year veteran of the apple industry Matt Miles made a name for himself in organic apple sales dating back to 1997 with a variety of companies like FirstFruits Marketing & L&M Northwest. …

Fresh Innovations California joins the Peterson Farms Family of Companies

December 9, 2022 Peterson Farms Family of Companies

The Peterson family is pleased to announce the addition of Fresh Innovations California, LLC, to the Peterson Farms FAMILY OF COMPANIES. Fresh Innovations California, located in Stockton, California, specializes in organic and conventional fresh-cut apple slices, under the brand Prize Slice, supplying schools and retail throughout the United States. …

Kissabel, The Season Gets Into Full Swing With the Italian and German Harvests, First Apples in the United States

December 7, 2022 Kissabel

Excellent taste and outstanding internal colour: the Kissabel® apple harvest in the Northern Hemisphere has produced positive results. Following the yellow- and orange-skinned varieties in Switzerland, the UK and France, in October German, Italian, British and US growers completed the harvest of varieties with a red skin and flesh. …

Cosmic Crisp Apples Become Year-Round Variety and Catches Organic Ring with Stemilt’s EZ Band

November 23, 2022 Stemilt

Amid a smaller national apple crop, Cosmic Crisp® apples will launch as a year-round variety on December 1 as it grows in volume, especially in organics. Stemilt marketing director, Brianna Shales, shares how Cosmic Crisp® is poised for promotion this season and how retailers can ensure organic ring at checkout with Stemilt’s EZ Band. …