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Michigan’s apple harvest is set to begin on time, with early varieties, including Paula red and ginger gold, starting in late August.

Not unlike other segments of the onion business, organics have felt some of the pain the COVID-19 coronavirus has dished out; however, sales continue to be stable, suppliers say.

For its 2020 Rave crop, Wenatchee, Wash.-Stemilt Growers has launched what it is calling the First Verified Fruit campaign on Instagram.

It is fruit picking season in the Pacific Northwest, and Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers is in the midst of harvesting cherries, blueberries, apples and pears, with kiwi berries set to start in September.

In the year of the coronavirus, Michigan’s apple industry anticipates a healthy crop.

With the COVID-19 virus floating around, Michigan apple grower-shippers say they will make sure there is plenty of bagged product available.

Michigan apple suppliers say they are adjusting readily to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Yakima, Wash.-based Northwest Horticultural Council has hired Riley Bushue as its new director of government relations and export programs, said Mark Powers, president.

Washington’s apple industry is evolving as new varieties slowly supplant older, established cultivars, marketers say.

The Washington Apple Education Foundation has a new scholarship resource website, www.scholarshipresources.org.