Evan Schutt plucks a Honeycrisp apple from a tree on his 50-acre farm on Plank Road in Penfield. "You see this russeting?" Shutt asked, pointing out a discolored, gritty band around the middle. "No ...

AND YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT HOW MANY APPLES ARE WAITING FOR YOU. SO BAD FOR THE TREE EARLY OCTOBER IS PEAK APPLE PICKING TIME HERE AT SHELBURNE FARM, YOU’LL FIND ABOUT 20 VARIETIES RIPE ON THE TREES ...

Sep. 8—LAKE LEELANAU — Local apple growers are shining up another strong harvest season — a welcome change for the region's agricultural sector following this summer's disastrous cherry crop. While ...

Michigan growers are estimated to haul in 30 million bushels of apples in 2025. Favorable weather conditions are contributing to Michigan's higher than average apple crop. A wide array of apple ...

Washington apple growers may be looking at a smaller crop than last year's record breaking bounty, but they still expect abundant high quality fruit. The first apples that make up Washington's most ...

Apples on the tree at Champlain Orchards in September 2024. This year, many growers say they're seeing a lighter crop of early varieties, though the quality of the fruit is very good. As apple season ...

Break out the apple pie, apple cobbler and apple sauce recipes: Bountiful good news is coming out of Michigan's apple orchards this season. Michigan's apple crop is estimated to come in at a whopping ...

After a 2023 apple crop that several Door County orchard managers described as a bumper crop, followed by a 2024 that they generally called a little below average, the 2025 Door County apple crop ...

Any fall weekend, Uncle John’s Cider Mill is bustling with thousands of people hungry for fresh apples. This year, there’s plenty of produce to pick. “We have a normal crop here,” says Michael Beck of ...

When a quality product meets the high expectations of its advanced marketing, a star of the produce section is born. The Cosmic Crisp apple fits that description, and its skyrocketing production and ...

Despite a second consecutive above-average annual yield for Michigan apple farmers, family-run farms and cider mills are feeling the pressure of rising costs across the board this fall — the biggest ...