Alar retarded internal maturity, while not retarding color formation. It therefore increased storage life and allowed apples to be picked sooner.
--- Philip Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, I always thought Alar allowed us to present a better product to > the consumer for a longer period. I can't figure out how it could have > resulted in "cardboard". I don't think it led us to harvest immature fruit. > My experience is not as a direct marketer, so perhaps my point of reference > makes a difference. > > Philip Smith > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arthur Harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Apple-Crop" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:18 AM > Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Referral needed - orchards and sheep > > > >A lot depends on whether you think as a consumer or producer. Of course > >the producers > > loved Alar because it gave apples that looked ripe but stored longer. The > > consumers > > expected a ripe apple but got cardboard. This led to increased demand for > > Grannies from > > elsewhere. > > > > > > > > --- Philip Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> That doesn't sound like the Alar that I knew and loved. > >> > >> Philip Smith > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Arthur Harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Apple-Crop" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:01 PM > >> Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Referral needed - orchards and sheep > >> > >> > >> > You are certainly correct about what happens in Washington, as a rule. > >> > But my opinion is > >> > that banning Alar was a benefit to the industry, for it stopped the > >> > sale > >> > of immature, > >> > inferior apples to the public. Maybe that was not the intent, but it > >> > was > >> > the result. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > --- "George M. Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Hi All: > >> >> > > >> >> >>Dr. David Acheson, FDA's new Assistant > >> >> >>Commissioner for Food Protection may well be > >> >> >>"both a very intelligent medical professional > >> >> >>and a practical > >> >> >realist" BUT practical realists and good > >> >> >scientists don't always carry the day in DC. If > >> >> >there is 1 or more outbreaks of E.coli 0157:H7 > >> >> >tragedies Dr. Acheson probably not be able to > >> >> >convince others that onerous rules are not > >> >> >needed. > >> >> > > >> >> >The impact of a couple testifying about the > >> >> >death of a beautiful 3 or 4 year-old young girl > >> >> >will be impossible for agriculture to counter. > >> >> > > >> >> >Don't forget the big A--- deal a few years ago. > >> >> >Reason does not always prevail! > >> >> > > >> >> >Best regards, George > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> George M. Greene II > >> >> 68 Willow Lane > >> >> Wiscasset, ME 04578 > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> 207-882-8074 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard > >> >> <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon > >> >> Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > >> >> > >> >> Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not > >> >> represent > >> >> "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility > >> >> for > >> >> the content. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > On another topic, the federal law governing organic foods was recently > >> > amended by lobbyists hired by some manufacturers. 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