CMI Orchards said compelling new data showcased the excellent performance of Washington-grown. Results from an April study conducted in partnership with Category Partners show consumer test groups had rave reviews for EverCrisp in blind taste testing with one of its legacy varieties, Fuji.

Syngenta Flowers’ new Zydeco Fire Zinnia has been awarded a 2025 All-America Selections award. 

Henry Forrence, and others at Forrence Orchards, want to take a much more simplified approach to building awareness, sales and profits in the apples category.

With a four-generation family history of growing apples in New York, Forrence is pretty certain that it is time to focus on a sound business approach to winning the apple wars — against the competition and, more importantly, with winning over consumer hearts and minds.

Dümmen Orange recently wrapped up a successful Cultivate’24, the plant industry’s largest event of the year in Columbus. 

Obviously Florida is no stranger to Hurricanes, and the first major one of season is having an impact on the Sunshine State’s southeastern growing areas. It is possible Hurricane Debby could bring historic flooding to these growing areas, leaving uncertainty for commodities such as tomatoes, mixed berries, watermelon, cucumbers and Bell peppers.

Hudson River Fruit Distributors, a leading grower-shipper of New York apples, based in Milton, NY, recently completed a project that doubled the size of its cold storage facility, positioning the company for a successful season as well as future growth.

Alisha Albinder-Camac, vice president of sales and marketing and a fourth-generation member of the family-owned company, said the expansion of HRFD’s cold storage was recently completed and increases the storage capacity to 200,000 bushels from 100,000 bushels.