[apple-crop] Last Call For Apple Grower of the Year Nominations
The last day to submit nominations<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/nominate-for-2016-apple-grower-of-the-year/?eid=322559832=1305466> for American Fruit Grower(r) and Western Fruit Grower(r) magazines' Apple Grower of the YearSM is this coming Monday, May 16. The award honors apple growers big and small who have gone beyond the confines of the orchard and have, through their involvement and leadership, made a real impact on the apple industry. Past Winners include: Grady Auvil<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/apple-grower-of-the-year-grady-auvil/>, John Rice<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/john-rice-apple-grower-of-the-year/>, George Lamont<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/apple-grower-of-the-year-leading-and-coping/>, Harold and JoAnn Thome<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/joann-and-harold-thome-apple-grower-of-the-year/>, Bill and Jeannette Evans<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/apple-growers-of-the-year-an-unmatched-work-ethic/>, and many others. So who will be this year's winner? That's partly up to you. Remember, the deadline for making a nomination<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/nominate-for-2016-apple-grower-of-the-year/?eid=322559832=1305466> is only three days away. Best Regards/Dave David Eddy| Editor Meister Media Worldwide<http://www.meistermedia.com/> | American/Western Fruit Grower 3509 Coffee Road, Suite D-18 Modesto, CA 95355-1356 USA O: 209-573-8740 | de...@meistermedia.com<mailto:de...@meistermedia.com> GrowingProduce.com<http://www.growingproduce.com/> | @dave_wfg_avg ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
[apple-crop] European Freeze
Here in the USA, we'd be interested in any news from our fruit grower friends in Europe about how you're weathering the freezing temperatures. Though we're well aware of the hyperbole of some of the UK papers, we've been reading that they're expecting temperatures "colder than Siberia." Feel free to contact me directly if you wish. Best Regards/Dave David Eddy| Editor Meister Media Worldwide<http://www.meistermedia.com/> | American/Western Fruit Grower 3509 Coffee Road, Suite D-18 Modesto, CA 95355-1356 USA O: 209-573-8740 | de...@meistermedia.com<mailto:de...@meistermedia.com> GrowingProduce.com<http://www.growingproduce.com/> | @dave_wfg_avg ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
[apple-crop] Nominate A Deserving Grower
American Fruit Grower(r) and Western Fruit Grower(r) magazines' Apple Grower of the YearSM award, sponsored by Valent U.S.A.<http://www.valent.com/agriculture/>, honors apple growers who have gone beyond the confines of the orchard and have, through their involvement and leadership, made a real impact on the apple industry. Our 2015 winner, Bill Dodd<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/bill-dodd-the-2015-apple-grower-of-the-year/>, was chosen not for his operation's size, but for his creativity and resourcefulness in running his own business, and for his service to other growers and our industry. Dodd, besides running his own 30-acre wholesale and retail operation, Hillcrest Orchards in Amherst, OH<http://www.hillcrestfunfarm.com/>, serves the industry in a myriad of ways. In addition to acting as president of the Fruit Growers Marketing Association for the past decade as well as chairman of the U.S. Apple Association, there was the simple matter of destiny for the fourth-generation apple grower. "I never recall wanting to do something else," he says. "Nothing else even entered my mind." Dodd is a leader and he follows in the footsteps of such past winners as Grady Auvil<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/apple-grower-of-the-year-grady-auvil/>, John Rice<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/john-rice-apple-grower-of-the-year/>, George Lamont<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/apple-grower-of-the-year-leading-and-coping/>, Harold and JoAnn Thome<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/joann-and-harold-thome-apple-grower-of-the-year/>, Bill and Jeannette Evans<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/apple-growers-of-the-year-an-unmatched-work-ethic/>, and many others. So who will be this year's winner? That is up to you. The deadline for nominations is May 16, 2016, so send in your suggestions now<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/nominate-for-2016-apple-grower-of-the-year/?eid=322559832=1305466>! Thanks/Dave David Eddy| Editor Meister Media Worldwide<http://www.meistermedia.com/> | American/Western Fruit Grower 3509 Coffee Road, Suite D-18 Modesto, CA 95355-1356 USA O: 209-573-8740 | de...@meistermedia.com<mailto:de...@meistermedia.com> GrowingProduce.com<http://www.growingproduce.com/> | @dave_wfg_avg [Description: A-WFG_logo_150x33] ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
[apple-crop] Apple Grower of the Year Deadline Looms
Only one more week to nominate a progressive grower who's committed to the betterment of industry. Please click on the link below to submit a worthy candidate. Entry Deadline: May 6, 2015http://emailactivity1.ecn5.com/engines/linkfrom.aspx?b=1037317e=225304257lid=7653590l=http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/submit-your-nomination-for-the-2015-apple-grower-of-the-year David Eddy| Editor Meister Media Worldwidehttp://www.meistermedia.com/ | American/Western Fruit Grower 3509 Coffee Road, Suite D-18 Modesto, CA 95355-1356 USA O: 209-573-8740 | de...@meistermedia.commailto:de...@meistermedia.com GrowingProduce.comhttp://www.growingproduce.com/ | @dave_wfg_avg ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals
Excellent point, I've seen kids grasp the concept of plant medicines in an instant. The California Association of Pest Control Advisers (CAPCA) has a program called Plant Doctorhttp://plantdoctor.org/home.html that gets right to the point. /David Eddy From: Kushad, Mosbah M [mailto:kus...@illinois.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 1:57 PM To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals Hi Con: Thanks for the response.. I am aware of the DPA and nitrosamine issue but I did not know that it has/or will be banned in Europe.. Not much we can do about regulations.. One thing I like to share with the group is that the Chinese and I believe other countries in southeast Asia call pesticides Medicine. I am not sure who was the first to coin the term pesticides, but it imply bad things when in fact they are not different from medicine. If you don't buy that then pay attention to those medicines advertisements on TV that tell you about their good effects, but they list a half dozen bad things that can happen when you take them. Ironically, the public never seem to associate medicine with bad things... Mosbah From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Con.Traas Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:01 AM To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals Hello Mosbah, The cost of smartfresh treatment here is about 10 euros (12 dollars?) per 330kg bin (700lbs approx.). It feels expensive, especially compared with DPA, which is very cheap. It does a lot more though. By the way, I think the issue with DPA from a European perspective is that when it degrades it forms one or more nitrosamines, which are a group of chemicals many of which are carcinogenic, though some much more-so than others. So the EU is seeking to eliminate all sources of nitrosamines from diets, and therefore DPA is gone. I do remember when DPA was cleaned-up, but its breakdown products will be nitrosamines, regardless of how cleanly it is produced. Con From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.netmailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] on behalf of Kushad, Mosbah M [kus...@illinois.edu] Sent: 28 April 2014 15:53 To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals If you are asking about diphenylamine (DPA), then it is an antioxidants that blocks the oxidation of alpha farnesene into conjugated trienes in the peel. Conjugated trienes are what causes the apple/pear peel to turn brown from regular or superficial scald. It doesn't help soft scald or sunscald. In the old days they used to wrap fruits in paper soaked in mineral oil that absorbs the conjugated triene gas. I have only scene this recently being practiced in one place. To minimize superficial scald development, harvest fruits when they are horticulturally mature. Ethoxyquin was removed from the market around the 80's because it was suspected to cause cancer. However, DPA went through a rigorous cleaning process to remove any impurities that cause cancer. If you are asking about 1-methylecyclopropene (1-MCP), also known as SmartFresh, it is an ethylene action inhibitor. Treated fruits produce ethylene but it does not work, because the sites where ethylene normally attaches itself, to initiate fruit ripening, are occupied by 1-MCP. There is no evidence that 1-MCP causes any harm to human.Some consider 1-MCP as the best thing since CA storage was introduced in the 30's -40's. hope this helps, Mosbah Kushad, university of Illinois. Question to Con. What is the cost of using SmartFresh per bushel in your operation? From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.netmailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Ginda Fisher Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 7:08 AM To: Apple-crop discussion list; Con.Traas; 'Evan B. Milburn'; 'Apple-crop discussion list' Subject: Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals Can anyone summarize what this chemical is, why and how it is used, and what the risks might be to farmers and consumers from its use? I feel like I walked into the middle of a conversation. Thanks, -- Typed with Swype. Who knows what I meant to say? On April 28, 2014 4:03:51 AM EDT, Con.Traas con.tr...@ul.iemailto:con.tr...@ul.ie wrote: Hello Evan and everybody, Coming from my perspective, where we are now having to cope without DPA for storing Bramley (culinary) apples, I must say that is it proving tricky, but we are managing, through use of 1-MCP combined with more complex (and expensive and risky) storage regimes. So I would say it is technically possible to keep apples without DPA or ethoxyquin, which we also can't use, but ironically it mitigates against the smaller grower, and in favour of the larger ones (big ag?) who can afford the higher tech
Re: [apple-crop] EverCrisp
Oops, what I meant to add was that we should do a story that's really a compilation of growers' love/hate relationship with Honeycrisp. Our audiences would get into it, I think. From: maurice tougas [mailto:appleman.maur...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 4:11 PM To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: Re: [apple-crop] EverCrisp In the 31 years I've been growing and marketing apples PYO, I've never seen the excitement that Honeycrisp has generated with my customers. I'll take a dozen more if they will build on that excitement (= increase in demand). We'll plant EverCrisp in the hope that it may be one of the dozen. Mo Tougas Tougas Family Farm Northborough, MA 01532 On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Tommy and Sandy orcha...@ceva.netmailto:orcha...@ceva.net wrote: Exactly what we need a new apple variety. We already have enough. We don't know what to plant for our area, will it sell, can you grow it everywhere. We have a lot of good apples now, why not concentrate on raising good quality apples from the ones we have now. Tommy Bruguiere Dickie Bros. Orchards - Original Message - From: david_d...@me.commailto:david_d...@me.com To: Apple-Cropmailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.net Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 10:49 AM Subject: [apple-crop] EverCrisp A new apple available to everyone - the first story about it is in this month's Fruit Growers News - http://fruitgrowersnews.com/index.php/news/release/19002 It's excellent - David Doud grower - Indiana ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.netmailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.netmailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop -- Maurice Tougas Tougas Family Farm Northborough,MA 01532 508-450-0844 ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
