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The “Snap” Is Back! Crunch Time Apple Growers Report Positive Forecast For 2017 SnapDragon® Crop

August 18, 2017

AUGUST 18, 2017 | New York State: Due to favorable weather conditions during the spring and early summer months, Crunch Time’s apple growers have released a positive forecast for this year’s SnapDragon® crop production – which is expected to produce 60% more apples than its 2016 harvest. “Because of abundant rain this growing season, we […]

Joel Crist Joins Crunch Time Apple Growers Board Of Directors

July 20, 2017

July 20, 2017 | New York State: A fifth-generation farmer, Joel Crist, 29, is the youngest apple grower to date to join Crunch Time’s board of directors. Crist comes to Crunch Time with a passion for the apple industry, knowledge and firsthand experience growing up and working in his family’s business, Crist Bros. Orchards, Inc., […]

Crunch Time Apple Growers Announce Retirement Of Long-term Board Member Jeffrey Crist

June 27, 2017

July, 2017 | New York State: Crunch Time Apple Growers today announced the retirement of Jeffrey Crist from the organization’s board of directors June 27, 2017. Crist is the owner and operator of Crist Bros Orchards, Inc., in Walden, NY. Crist is a fourth generation farmer whose family purchased the original acreage in 1883. Crist […]

Crunch Time Apple Growers Re-elects Walter Blackler and Jim Bittner to Board of Directors

June 16, 2017

Wolcott, NY – Crunch Time Apple Growers has announced that Walter Blackler (District 4) and Jim Bittner (District 6) have been re-elected to the organization’s board of directors for a third term. Walter Blackler has served on Crunch Time’s board of directors as treasurer since its inception in 2010. Blackler, an active member of the apple growing […]

Rena Montedoro Named Director of Marketing at Crunch Time Apple Growers

June 8, 2017

Wolcott, NY – Crunch Time Apple Growers is pleased to announce it has named Rena Montedoro as the organization’s Director of Marketing. In this position, Montedoro will work to elevate the regional and national profile of Crunch Time Apple Growers SnapDragon® and RubyFrost® brands playing a critical role in the organization’s growth and development. Montedoro will oversee […]