by Jill Burbery | Oct 5, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
In Washington, 360 million apples are picked per day, which if placed in a row will stretch from Seattle to Shanghai, and back, twice. That’s 17,000 miles of apples every day. Specifically, the Gala apple harvest is completed, and teams are moving on to Golden...
by Jill Burbery | Oct 4, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Washington State University researchers recently shared their perspectives on growing the new Cosmic Crisp® apple variety at a field day south of Wenatchee. Those tips include that Mechanical pruning works well on Cosmic Crisp apple trees by the fourth year and...
by Jill Burbery | Sep 26, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Washington State University made 300,000 Cosmic Crisp® apple trees available to growers this year, and the growers of these trees were picked through a random drawing. Growers who missed out on the lottery drawing will be able to purchase tree stock through WSU...
by Jill Burbery | Sep 13, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
In a rich, photographic article, NPR covers how Cosmic Crisp® is poised to be the fastest launch of a new apple variety in history. The fast launch is in response to the fact that some varieties, most notably Red Delicious, are falling out of favor among American...
by Jill Burbery | Sep 13, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Cosmic Crisp® apples were recently featured in a Daily Record News article that discussed how hay fields in Kittitas are being bought and replanted with orchards. Zirkle Fruit Company in Kittitas County found that weather conditions are milder there than in Yakima,...
by Jill Burbery | Sep 6, 2017 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
It is the time of year consumers eagerly await the arrival of a fresh apple crop from Washington state. “Consumers are initially attracted to their bright, bold coloring and unique names,” says Chuck Sinks, president of sales and marketing for Sage Fruit...
