Jim Luby, who began directing the University of Minnesota's fruit breeding and genetics program in 1982, is retiring after 42 years. (University of Minnesota) ...

When the Honeycrisp apple debuted in the 1990s, consumers responded ravenously. True to its name, it was sweet and crisp, each bite of blush and gold fruit bursting with juice. Seen as a paradigm ...

He is one of the people credited with breeding the Honeycrisp, the Zestar! and the SweeTango, among other apple varieties. He began working at the university’s Horticultural Research Center in 1982.

Noquochoke Orchards grows 90 varieties of apples, and their farm stand is open daily in season. They’ve got Honeycrisp and Macoun, they said in an email to The Herald News, as well as other ...

During his career Luby and his team created some of the tastiest apples in the country, including SweeTango, Zestar! and their biggest success, Honeycrisp. Luby is now passing the torch to a new ...

The man behind Minnesota's favorite apple has decided to call it a career. This summer Jim Luby retired after a 40-plus year career of apple breeding at the University of Minnesota’s ...

This is seriously the Best Apple Pie recipe! It's sweet, tangy, cinnamony, and loaded with Honeycrisp apples. It's wrapped in ...

Medeiros said as he pointed to an otherwise reddened honeycrisp apple still on the branch. "I figured if you put a sticker on the apples before they turn color, it'd work the same way." ...

We especially like Honeycrisp apples for this, but Gala apples also work well. To slice the fruit thinly and evenly, a mandoline is the tool of choice. If you prep the apples by hand, the slices ...