cosmic crisp

Washington State university tree fruit experts will update growers on the latest variety during a field day Tuesday.  The tour will be held in two locations this week, highlighting the WA 38 apple variety, or better known as the Cosmic Crisp.  Th...

During his recent State of The University address, Washington State University President Kirk Shulz took time to praise the relationship WSU has with the ag community.  He said prior to the 1970s, the Washington wine industry was almost non-existent.  Bu...

Washington State University announced Wednesday that it has filed suit over the Cosmic Crisp variety.  The suit was filed in both federal and state court against Phytelligence, an agricultural biotechnology company, for breach of contract and patent and trademark infringement.  WS...

WSU will be hosting a set of pruning demonstrations for current and future cosmic crisp apple growers on December 13th at the Sunrise orchard near East Wenatchee and 14th at the Roza orchard in Prosser.   Karen Lewis with WSU Extension said the field days they’ve been offering have made it very challenging to showcase all of the advice given on pruning techniques.   “...

At the recent cosmic crisp field day, current and potential growers heard about the rules and restrictions on growing the new variety.   Kevin Brandt with Proprietary Variety Management, or PVM, said right now, only Washington State growers are able to buy the variety.  ...

Growers gathered at Sunrise Orchard near Wenatchee to discuss the best tips and tricks to growing WA-38, or the cosmic crisp apple.   Some, like Dalbir Bains of Oroville Farms, were one of the lucky chosen few who were able to put trees in the ground this year.  ...

The rules and tips for growing WA-38, better known as cosmic crisp, were the key highlights for the latest field day at WSU's Sunrise Orchard near Wenatchee.   Kevin Brandt from PVM spoke about where to find trees, where the fruit can be sold, royalties and much more to several growers who had come to the event.  ...

After cancelling the event at the Prosser orchard due to slow fruit development, WSU is hosting a field day for the WA-38 variety, better known as the Cosmic Crisp Wednesday September 27th at the Sunrise Orchard near Wenatchee. More than 635,000 trees have already been planted of the WA-38, so WSU and the Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission are hoping field days such as these provide g

For the first time ever, trees with the apple variety WA-38, better known by its trade name Cosmic Crisp, were planted in commercial orchards this year.   Lynnell Brandt, President of Proprietary Variety Management, said things have gotten off to a great start, in large part due to the work WSU has put in through their variety’s development.   “...

The Field Day for growers to look at the cosmic crisp apple in Prosser has had to be cancelled as the apples have not matured quickly enough for discussion.   That field day was set for September 6th.   There is a field day in the Wenatchee area at the Sunrise Orchard where experts will walk through impacts of pruning, hedging and training strategies on fruit quality, the new WA 38 starch scale, m