by Jill Burbery | Dec 13, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
The Great Lakes Expo hosted various experts and industry leaders to talk about the things that keep growers up at night. Think pests, labor issues, and water usage. Outside of the general grower concerns and Michigan-centric topics, Cosmic Crisp® was presented as a...
by Jill Burbery | Dec 6, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Consistency and technology were the biggest points made during the second day of the Hort Show. Bloom targets, honeybee foraging models, and pruning plans were voiced as a way to obtain and gain success through consistent crops. Another major key point was to think of...
by Jill Burbery | Dec 5, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
On Day 1 of the Hort Show, Cosmic Cris ® took center stage during discussion about specialized varieties. Lynnell and Kevin Brandt shared exciting Cosmic Crisp numbers such as nurseries having 5.8 million trees ready for planting in 2018. Lynnell also told growers...
by Jill Burbery | Dec 4, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Washington has imported most of the apple breeds they grow. Red Delicious from Iowa, Golden Delicious from West Virginia, Gala from New Zealand, Grammy Smith from Australia, Fuji from Japan, and Honeycrisp from Minnesota. Better commercial apples have been a goal for...
by Jill Burbery | Nov 29, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Honeycrisp has set an industry example that shoppers want the best and most exclusive varieties. This makes Cosmic Crisp® worth the gamble and “almost a mandatory industry development.” The demand is real and Cosmic Crisp® is expected to hit the public market in 2020....
by Jill Burbery | Nov 27, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Cosmic Crisp hit the screen with a spot on CBS Sunday Morning. With special correspondent, Mo Rocca, describing the apple’s “sparkling, rosy cheeks, the Cosmic Crisp is pomological royalty.” He even ponders if Johnny Appleseed would approve of the new apple. Watch the...
