Category: Michigan Apple Committee News
Michigan apple industry applauds $2.5 million apple research grant
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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753
DeWitt, Mich. – The Michigan Apple Committee (MAC) applauds a multi-state research team, headed by Dr. Matthew Grieshop, assistant professor of entomology at Michigan State University…
Michigan Apple School Sweepstakes Underway
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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753
(DeWitt, Mich.) – Your local school could win up to $5,000 by entering the Michigan Apple Committee’s (MAC) 6th Annual Michigan Apple School Sweepstakes, which runs through next spring.…
Michigan Apples Tallies Record Shipments in September
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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753
(517) 282-5742
The Michigan Apple industry sold a record number of apples this September, according to an analysis of USDA shipping reports, according to the Michigan Apple Committee (MAC). …
Michigan Apple Committee Hosts Michigan Apple Festival
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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753
Detroit Eastern Market has day of family fun
DeWitt, Mich. – The Michigan Apple Committee and Detroit Eastern Market Corporation will host the second annual Michigan Apple Festival this …
Search for 2012 Michigan Apple Queen has officially begun
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Contact: Diane Smith
(800) 456-2753
Applications available from committee office
DeWitt, Mich. – The search for the 2012 Michigan Apple Queen has started. Applications are now available from the Michigan Apple Committee.…
Michigan Apple Committee offers tasty, uncommon recipes for tailgate season
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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753
DeWitt, Mich. – Football season is underway, which means it’s time to get out your favorite jerseys and start planning tailgates. When deciding on the tailgate menu for your friends and family…
Harvesting of 4-foot tall apples is underway
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Contact: Dan Carmody, Eastern Market
(313) 833-9300
Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753
DeWitt, Mich. – Apples from the MI Apple Trail arrive at Detroit Eastern Market on September 15. These 20 giant apples have been featured as public…
PURE MICHIGAN AND MICHIGAN APPLES JOIN FORCES
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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753
(DeWitt, Mich.)— Those familiar Pure Michigan radio commercials will have a sweet angle this fall, advertising the availability of a fresh crop of Michigan Apples at grocery stores and farm…
Michigan Apple Growers Embrace Progressive Business And Technology Practices
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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753
(DeWitt, Mich.)–Michigan Apple growers need more than good weather and the Great Lakes to send picture-perfect apples to market, and generate $700-900 million annually to Michigan’s…
iPhone® app for Michigan farm markets now available
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Contact: Diane Smith
(800) 456-2753
(DeWitt, Mich.) Apple shoppers who use an Apple® iPhone® now have a new way to find the locally grown products they are looking for at Michigan orchards, cider mills, farmers markets and on-farm…