DOMEX SUPERFRESH GROWERS’ TALKS COSMIC CRISP™
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®. Mother Nature has brought Eastern Washington a very snowy winter prior to the upcoming apple harvest, prompting Dave to compare his days in the orchards to Groundhog’s Day, coincidentally the favorite movie of Mrs. Gleason.
Article by Jessice Donnel, And Now U Know
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR COSMIC CRISP™ APPLES
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 with aggressive expansion in the pipeline.
Lynnell Brandt, PVM President
The state has been granted exclusivity for the variety’s commercialization in North America for at least 10 years.
Article by Fresh Fruit Portal
COSMIC CRISP™ GETS FORMAL INTRODUCTION AT NW HORT EXPO
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 Professor of Horticulture at the Washington State University Extension Center in Wenatchee. Professor Evans said although much of the legwork to bring the Cosmic Crisp to market has been finished, there are literally still a few roots to put down before consumers will find it widely available on store produce displays.
Interview by Chris Hansen, KOHO 101
Click the button below to listen to the KOHO 101 interview with Kate Evans, Professor of Horticulture at WSU Extensions Center in Wenatchee, WA.
WRAPPING UP DAY ONE OF THE WSTFA ANNUAL MEETING
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.
Orders for 2019 have not yet been finalized, but demand is anticipated at about 3.1 million trees that year. In addition, after 2017, some growers may begin top working trees to WA 38 as well.
COSMIC CRISP™ TO BE GROWN OVERSEAS: HORT SHOW PREVIEW
Some Washington Producers Are Caught Off Guard By International Propagation Plans For WA 38.
The first Cosmic Crisp international licenses have been signed and the first budwood has been shipped overseas.
Last year, Proprietary Variety Management shipped buds of the new apple variety, designed specifically for Washington’s fruit industry, to international quarantine facilities and licensed two Italian fruit companies to grow and sell WA 38, which goes by the trade name Cosmic Crisp.
The Yakima, Washington, company was contracted by Washington State University to manage the commercialization of Cosmic Crisp, developed by university breeders.
Despite some grower surprise that overseas companies are already involved, the moves mark the university’s efforts to protect its breeders’ inventions in the competitive and complex global marketplace, said university officials and variety managers.
Article by Ross Courtney, Good Fruit Grower
COSMIC CRISP™ INSIGHTS: HORT SHOW PREVIEW
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 Washington State Tree Fruit Association annual meeting in Wenatchee are dedicating nearly an entire session to the WA 38 apple, sold under the trade name Cosmic Crisp, the latest variety released by the Washington State University breeding program.
Article by Ross Courtney, Good Fruit Grower
WSU TREE FRUIT TO TALK TECHNOLOGY AND COSMIC CRISP AT NCW HORT SHOW
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.
The meeting and trade show runs Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at the Wenatchee Convention Center.
For more information: www.wstfa.org.
Article by Dan Wheat, Capital Press
2016 NW Horticulture Expo
Wenatchee Convention Center
121 N. Wenatchee Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
December 5th to 7th
A WELCOME APPLE-A-DAY UPGRADE
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, crisp apple than fall. Somehow the fuzzy boots and cup of coffee in my hand seem to make it just that much more enjoyable.
Nobody has ever had to twist my arm to say I’m a fan of apple pie, apple dumplings or caramel apples.
But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized you have to start thinking about your health (whether you want to or not). And apples are great for you — maybe not the covered in caramel part —but, good for you, nonetheless.
For one, they provide soluble fiber, are packed with vitamins A and C and antioxidants and are also associated with a lower risk of heart and cardiovascular diseases.
As they say, an apple a day really does keep the doctor away.
But eating an actual apple (peel and all), a day — 365 days a year — can present a challenge. That was, until I discovered the game changer.
Article by Rachael Filkins Turner, The Daily Independent
GROWERS GET TIPS ON COSMIC CRISP™ BRAND APPLES
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 robotic picking so which structure do they think is best for that?” asked Tom Auvil, research horticulturalist at the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission in Wenatchee.
Article by Dan Wheat, Capital Press
FIELD DAY TIPS FOR GROWING COSMIC CRISP™ BRAND APPLES
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 cooling. They also are discouraging them from thinning at all in the first few years.
“We need fruit to calm the trees down,” says Tom Auvil, a research horticulturist for the Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission.
Article by Ross Courtney, Good Fruit Grower
