Agri News (Rochester, Minn., Feb. 21) – You may not find them in the produce aisle yet, but it’s only a matter of time before new disease-resistant apple cultivars overtake favorites like Honeycrisp in popularity, according to an apple expert at Illinois. “I know everyone wants Honeycrisp, but they’re notoriously hard to grow,” says Mosbah Kushad, a professor of crop sciences.