by Jill Burbery | Dec 2, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Washington Beefs Up Education Ahead Of Plantings Of New Variety. We’re getting close. Washington growers will plant the first commercial trees for the much-anticipated Cosmic Crisp apple in the spring. To keep up with the excitement, organizers of this month’s...
by Jill Burbery | Nov 29, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Jim McFerson, director of the Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, will give the 37th annual Batjer Address, titled, “Technology Road Map 2.0,” at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s annual meeting, Dec. 5....
by Jill Burbery | Oct 18, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
The leaves are changing colors, the air is beginning to have a distinct, cool nip and everywhere I go, I can’t seem to get the ever-present bushels of apples off my mind. Of course, you can get apples year round, but there is truly no better time to bite into a fresh,...
by Jill Burbery | Sep 28, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
ROCK ISLAND, Wash. — As growers plant the new Cosmic Crisp apple variety for the first time next spring, they need to think about what type of tree structure will be best-suited for robotic apple picking, a research scientist says. “Cosmic Crisp should work great for...
by Jill Burbery | Sep 23, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
Researchers continue to educate growers about the ins and outs of growing the new Washington State University apple variety Cosmic Crisp™. Among other tips, researchers are advising growers to avoid Manchurian crab apple pollenizers, and to use covers and overhead...
by Jill Burbery | Sep 21, 2016 | Cosmic Crisp, Featured News
YAKIMA, Wash. — The countdown to takeoff for Cosmic Crisp has begun. Though commercial planting of trees won’t begin until next year and the apple be available to consumers until 2020, shipments of the variety could approach 5 million cartons by 2022. Cristy Warnock,...
