by Chris Raines | Jul 23, 2019 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
The Cosmic Crisp® has been featured in the popular California Sunday Magazine, with a distribution of roughly 300,000 readers of the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. The July 2019 issue goes into detail, covering the history and importance of the...
by KathryGrandy | Feb 19, 2019 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
“Johnny Appleseed” is the first MCT touring show to have a national sponsor, according to Foundations/Corporations Director Naomi Lichtenberg, and it’s a juicy one. A marketing agency promoting the Cosmic Crisp® apple, a new variety engineered at Washington State...
by KathryGrandy | Feb 14, 2019 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Many breeders around the world have been trying for years to develop apples with sweet red flesh, pigmented, like red apple skin, with antioxidant-rich chemicals called anthocyanins. Such varieties would be novel and attractive, the breeders hope, and could be touted...
by Jill Burbery | Mar 28, 2018 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Washington State University has a lot to brag about but recently President Kirk Schulz highlighted the school’s development of the Cosmic Crisp® apple. Schulz cited the apple as a positive economic force for the state. The apple variety is perhaps going to be one of...
by Jill Burbery | Mar 27, 2018 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Promotion of proprietary apple varieties overseas is the Washington Apple Commission’s newest efforts to meet retailer and consumer needs. It’s a balancing act promoting exciting new varieties while still keeping demand up for Reds and Galas. While Cosmic Crisp®’s...
by Jill Burbery | Mar 27, 2018 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Pruning, training, and managing the WA 38 also known as the brand name Cosmic Crisp® is a major part of how Washington State University is working to make the new variety successful. It’s been a learning experience for the experts too, who have had their share of hits...
