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By Joel Donofrio When a quality product meets the high expectations of its advanced marketing, a star of the produce section is born. The Cosmic Crisp apple fits that description, and its skyrocketing production and consumption leads a wave of new varieties that are expected to help boost the 2024 Washington apple crop above three… How Cosmic Crisp is boosting the Washington apple harvest this year

This Week’s Market Overview With the season wrapped up outside of the Desert Southwest, more growers are reporting average to below-average alfalfa hay yields. Intense summer heat hindered plant growth, and many growers opted for shorter cutting intervals to target higher-testing hay. The summer was relatively dry, so there was less rain-damaged hay in the… The Hoyt Report Oct 25,2024