cosmic crisp

The Washington state Tree Fruit Association released its 2021 fresh apple crop forecast Friday which calls for a crop of just under 125 million standard forty-pound boxes. If realized, this year’s crop would be 2.3% larger than 2020, but 7.2% sm ...

Congratulations to Washington State University, after the school’s WA 38 was nationally recognized as a healthy snack. Judges at Good Housekeeping named the Cosmic Crisp a Healthy Snack Award winner for the second summer in a row. Good Housekeeping’s registered dietitian evaluates hundreds of snacks every year to help families make nutritious choices. The apple ...

Researchers at Washington State University have started a project to develop thermal sensors to prevent apple sunburn. WSU Associate professor, Lav Khot said this research will focus not only on the burn, but the heat stress that can lead to disorders while the apple is in storage ...

For today's Focus On Fruit, we check in with Toni Lynn Adams with the Washington Apple Commission.

Apple harvest is underway. Toni Lynn Adams with the Washington Apple Commission has a preview of this year's progress.

WSU Tree Fruit Extension will hold the second and third Cosmic Crisp pre-harvest zoom sessions Wednesday September 23rd and then again on September the 30th. Team Leader Karen Lewis says these next two will be smaller in size, allowing for a more in depth Q&A format. ...

The Washington Apple Commission is out with the first estimate of the 2020 crop, which is expected to be around 134 million 40-pound boxes. That figure is on par with last year’s 133 million boxes. However, since the time of the initial estimate, the Northwest experienced extreme weather which most likely will impact the final harvest numbers. The ...

Washington State University and the Cosmic Crisp apple’s management company have filed a federal lawsuit against a nursery and grafting company for reportedly propagating trees without a license. According to Good Fruit Growers, the complaint will filled last month. Pro ...

Legislation creating a new vanity license plate in Washington promoting the apple is now headed to Governor Jay Inslee for his signature. On Friday, the state House approved Senate Bill 6032 by a 92-5 vote. East Wenatchee Senator Brad Hawkins authored the bill, and said this legislation comes at a great time for the apple industry, with the recent roll out of the Cosmic Crisp as well as the 25th

Last month Washington State University filed a lawsuit in federal court against a Yakima grower for allegedly infringing on its patent of an apple.  The apple at the center of this controversy is WA-2.  WSU claimed in the January 22nd filing that Pro Orchard Management along with Apple King grew and sold the variety, commonly known as Sunrise Magic without a license.  The sui...