Hello Apple Growers,

I am the current president of the Wisconsin Apple Growers Association. I have grown apples for over twenty years and have been a WAGA member for nearly all those years. I owe the success I’ve had in managing an orchard business to hard work, experience,

luck and the networking and education I’ve had through WAGA. I always look forward to the annual conference and field days put on by WAGA. It is at those events that I catch up with other growers to pick up hints and insights into growing great apples. At our winter Growing Wisconsin conference we had talks, tasting and a grower panel about MAIA varieties. Advanced and detailed discussions regarding thinning, coloration and orchard productivity. This July our field day includes talks about tree health, summer rots and diseases, scouting in the summer, soil health and a grower panel on sales outlets. We are lucky to have skilled University of Wisconsin researchers and extension personnel that do educational talks and seminars through these events. WAGA membership is what makes organizing these activities possible, and I hope you will consider becoming a member of your state’s apple growing organization.

Rami Aburomia

Atoms to Apples, Mount Horeb, WI

WAGA Board President