Stemilt’s Lil Snappers Opens Opportunities for Small Size Apples and Pears This Year

October 14, 2022 Stemilt

Stemilt’s Lil Snappers® kid-size fruit puts tiny fruit, into tiny hands offering parents a convenient, healthy fruit option for their kids. Stemilt’s Marketing Director, Brianna Shales, explains how retailers can shift focus from bulk apple promotions to include Lil Snappers® 3 lb. bag program in the regular apple and pear mix to move volume of smaller fruit this year. 

SnapDragon Monster Crunch is Back: Production Up 25%

September 29, 2022 Crunch Time Apple Growers

The long wait is over as growers across New York State are now handpicking SnapDragon™ apples, a Crunch Time Apple Growers apple. As growers prepare to ship more fruit this season, the first boxes are now arriving in stores. After months of nurturing the crop, growers are excited to get SnapDragon apples, the official apple of the Buffalo Bills, into the hands of consumers.

Statement of Jim Bair President & CEO, U.S. Apple Association at the American Business Immigration Coalition Press Event Capitol Hill

September 19, 2022 U.S. Apple Association

“Agriculture labor reform has been our top legislative priority for more than a decade. It’s the issue that keeps apple growers awake at night, whether they employ 500 workers or five.  An entire year of care and input costs can be lost when it’s time to harvest and workers arrive late or not at all.”

WAPA Releases a First Update of the European Apple Crop Forecast Amid Growing Concerns About Rising Costs

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, has started to revise the European apple crop forecast for the upcoming season, which was released in early August during Prognosfruit.

FirstFruits Marketing Celebrates 10th Year of Sweetie Season

September 8, 2022 FirstFruits Marketing

FirstFruits Farms kicks off the 10th year of growing and selling the apple known as “Gala’s sweeter, crunchier cousin”.