by Jill Burbery | Mar 20, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News, New Varieties, PVM
Two-thirds of the nation’s apples come from Washington State at a value of nearly $2.4 billion. The state’s industry is taking a unified approach to introduce a new variety they believe is out of this world. Two hundred apple growers and industry representatives have...
by Jill Burbery | Feb 9, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Proprietary Variety Management recently shipped apples to the 2017 Legislative Reception in Olympia, WA on January 16th where several Washington State grown foods, including Cosmic Crisp™ brand apples, which were a big hit! There were about 40 guests who sampled a...
by Jill Burbery | Feb 1, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
YAKIMA, WA – As we inch ever closer to the end of winter and the warm weather of spring, AndNowUKnow was more than ready to hear the latest Washington orchard update from the ever-delightful Dave Gleason, Chief Horticulturist for Domex Superfresh Growers®....
by Jill Burbery | Dec 9, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) president Lynnell Brandt says limitations on certified budwood are the reason Cosmic Crisp apples haven’t been planted too extensively to date, but virtually all of Washington State’s leading growers are on board with the cultivar...
by Jill Burbery | Dec 8, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
On day two of the 2016 Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting & Horticulture Expo, KOHO’s Chris Hansen had a chance to catch up with the scientist who is largely responsible for the genesis of the new apple variety Cosmic Crisp. Kate Evans is a...
by Jill Burbery | Dec 7, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Washington growers will begin the first plantings of the new Washington State University variety WA 38, which will be known commercially as Cosmic Crisp. More than 600,000 trees are expected to be planted this spring, but orders for 2018 exceed 5.1 million trees....