Michigan State PhD student Keyi Zhu, monitors a demonstration of the Apple Picking Robot at Schwallier's Country Basket and orchard in Sparta, Mich. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Without the income from apples sold from storage, growers won't have any more money coming in until the 2013 harvest. At Schwallier's Country Basket farm market in Sparta, owners Judy and Phil ...

Apples are sold by the pound, so you can pick a couple, or fill a couple of bags. Picking hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, and Monday through Thursday by ...

MENALLEN TOWNSHIP, Adams County - Saturday was the perfect fall day for many to celebrate all things apple. The 55th National Apple Harvest Festival kicked off at the South Mountain Fairgrounds ...

Commercial orchards actually harvest apples one to two weeks before peak ripeness and then store them. There is a correct way to pick apples. Never pull the fruit off or shake the branch. ... Remember ...

In Lancaster County, the apple harvest starts in July and continues well into November. While the fruit basket of Pennsylvania is still Adams County, Lancaster County still has about 1,000 acres ...