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June 2004
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McDonald's has recently introduced Apple Dippers -- a sliced apple
product available in the Happy Meals as a replacement for french fries.
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Apples see new life as fresh-cut takes off
The newest item on McDonald’s menu may just be the biggest thing since sliced bread – at least for the apple industry.

Michigan couple strives to find the next big thing
The LaCross family came into cherry farming through the backdoor – Glenn LaCross a real estate agent and Judy LaCross an English teacher. But, more than 30 years later, they’re making a name for themselves in the industry. In fact, Glenn and Judy have been named Cherry Industry Couple of the Year for 2004 by the National Cherry Festival.

Indiana Family Relishes Restaurant Addition to Farm
What started as one family’s wholesale vegetable business has become a retail fruit and agribusiness operation in southern Indiana.


 Marketplace of Ideas

Mothers protect the fruits of their labor

New editor looks to help readers

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