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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER OCTOBER 2014 3 FEATURES APPLES / MARKETING 8 Worldwide apple crop looking big China is expecting record harvest. 16 Apples in cherry land Northwest Michigan cherry growers are planting more fresh market apples. 18 The hard trials of growing cider apples Be prepared for a large investment and modest yields. 19 Cider demand outstrips supply It takes the right fruit to produce good hard cider. 22 Growers to plant WA 38 in 2017 Growers and consumers like the look of WA 38. 24 Mission to Kazakhstan Young Kazakhs are being trained in horticulture to help them improve orchard production. 28 Marketer is smitten Randy Steensma thinks the New Zealand apple Smitten has a big future. 31 New Zealand apple finds fans Koru brand apples will be produced in Washington and New York. 33 An early Honeycrisp A new strain ripens three weeks earlier than the standard Honeycrisp. 34 Stemilt to manage new Minnesota apple MN55 offers Honeycrisp qualities a month earlier. 36 New York varieties come to market Production of two new apples developed at Cornell is ramping up. 37 Market trends favor apples Changing demographics and eating habits open opportunities. 7 Tree fruit groups close Merger brings end to Growers Clearing House, Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association. 10 Research tackles decay issue A new project will focus on controlling decay and finding pollinizers that are not disease hosts. www.goodfruit.com 24 18 31