Building a controlled atmosphere storage facility is out of the question for most small and medium-sized apple growers, who can't justify the expense. Some such growers turn to renting space in a (hopefully) nearby facility, but that has its own costs— in money, time and transportation.A relatively new product provides another option: Filling a standard refrigerated storage space with bin-size controlled atmosphere (CA) storage units.Twin Springs Fruit Farm in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania, uses CA bins developed by Janny MT, a French company, in its refrigerated storage facilities. The farm stores a mix of fruits and vegetables in theJanny bins and is still figuring out which crops keep best in them. But they’ve had success with apples and recommend the bins to apple growers of similar size and sales situations, said Twin Springs co-owner Michael King.
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