August 2003
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Researchers at Michigan State University recently completed a one-year study of apple slices. The team looked at different technologies available to processes for producing apple slices. Click here to read the story.

Apple Slices Offer Many Markets for Processors
Processors looking to add a little value to their apple products need look no further than a recent study done by a team at Michigan State University.

Debate Goes On About CIAB’s
Diversion of Tart Cherries
The Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB) has set the effective free percentage of tart cherries at 85% and the restricted percentage at 15%, based on USDA crop projections of 218 million pounds.

Biosphere Lends Well to
Grape Growing in Ontario
With more than 14,000 acres of vineyards, Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula is fast becoming a household name in the grape and wine industry.

Virginia Grower Stays Involved in
Regional and National Apple Organizations
This year for the first time Virginia grower Phil Glaize will use an “Eastern” label rather than a “Virginia” label on all of his apples.

Farm Stand Evolves with Changing Township
Owners Create Centerpiece in Middle of Fields
Way down in the southern tier of New York state, just north of the New Jersey border, there’s a small place called Sugar Loaf Village.


Marketplace of Ideas

Farm’s Experience Demonstrates Estate Taxes are Not Just a Problem for Wealthy

Staff Writer Combines Love of
Agriculture and Writing