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Why honeycrisp apples are the people's favorites but the farmer's nightmare

The Honeycrisp apple variety is popular around the world but poses problems for producers. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Kait Thornton, a fourth-generation apple farmer in Washington state.

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Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the weekend host of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine show, she interviews newsmakers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.

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