November 23, 2019 | 6:50 AM
The apple that changed the world
In the mid-20th century, apples were a commodity, and the race to provide apples at the lowest price suppressed prices for all apple growers and discouraged apple innovation. A few things helped change that world for the better — and chief among them was the discovery of the Honeycrisp.
By Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey and Bronson Arcuri/NPR 