Rice Fruit Commits to Conservation with Pollinator Garden

April 4, 2023 Rice Fruit Company

The hum and buzz of pollination is a welcome sound within the apple industry. Pollinators like honeybees and butterflies are vital to farmers, ensuring successful fruit production. After years of decline, honeybees are making a comeback; protection and propagation are of the utmost importance for pollinator insects. Nurturing their habitats and providing long-term food and shelter is an integral part of sustaining the life force behind our food.

SnapDragon Apples Are Back – And Crunchier Than Ever

September 29, 2021 Crunch Time Apple Growers

Crunch Time Apple Growers, a New York State-based cooperative of 152 member growers, announced its largest anticipated crop volume of SnapDragon™ apples: 400,000 bushels, a 25 percent increase year-over-year. The sweet, crisp apples are ready to be packed and shipped, with the first apples hitting select produce aisles now, and wider distribution expected in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022. 

Hazel Tech Innovations Impact North American Apple Season from Coast to Coast

September 1, 2021 Hazel Technologies

Hazel Technologies is making an impact for growers, packers, and shippers in the apple industry this season, providing shelf-life extension from packhouse to store shelf. Hazel’s flagship product, Hazel 100™, takes an innovative approach to a technology the apple industry has used for the last 20 years and companies across the apple supply chain are taking notice.

Apple Category Leaders to Speak at Hazel Tech Apple Quality Summit

April 26, 2021 Hazel Technologies

The Grower Perspectives Panelists include Leighton Rice, Quality Control Manager at Rice Fruit Company of Adams County, PA and Scott Kee, VP of Operations at Sacia Orchards of Galesville, WI.

Premium Apple Trio Now Available From Rice Fruit Company

November 10, 2020 Rice Fruit Company

Ambrosia, EverCrisp and KIKU® apples are now available –a powerful trio to promote local apples through the holidays and into the New Year.