Kait Thornton

the best students I’ve had 🍎 @Theo Von @Lee Kimbrell @Amir K @Ag with Emma

I might just sleep here tonight 🥶 #coldsnap #wa #farming #farmer

43,560 ft🤭 @Ag with Emma #kesha #farmer

Apples are naturally built for long-term storage! SO… unlike other fruit, apples have a low respiration rate, meaning they break down more slowly over time. With even the most basic storage methods- like keeping them cool, ensuring good air circulation to reduce ethylene (the natural ripening gas), and choosing varieties known for their long shelf life- apples can stay fresh for months.📆 But on a larger scale, MOST of our fruit goes to high-tech storage warehouses with Controlled Atmosphere (CA) rooms. The difference? Precision. These rooms go beyond simple refrigeration by fine-tuning oxygen, carbon dioxide, and humidity levels to slow down ripening even further. Some apples also receive a treatment with 1-MCP (1-Methylcyclopropene), this temporarily blocks ethylene receptors, helping the fruit stay firm & fresh for even longer. With CA storage, we can get oxygen levels incredibly low—sometimes as little as 1%, and carefully monitor gas levels to keep apples in peak condition until they’re ready to be enjoyed. That’s how we can deliver crisp, flavorful apples year-round! 🍏🍎 #Fruit #Farmer #FreshFruit #foodfacts #AppleStorage #FarmFresh #FoodSupply #SupplyChain #Agriculture #AppleGirl

Family farms are still trying their hardest to stay alive. Despite massive regulatory pressure, bad market conditions, declining succession plans,and an already stressful profession. Remember we are STILL the ones behind your food❤️ We just ask that you support us in your purchasing decisions, and your state legislation. #farming #agriculture #familyfarm #washington

Apples can’t speak for ALL farming, obviously. But it is a pretty large player in the export space- so how that plays out will be an indicator for the rest of the ag sector…. Example: the last time tariffs were imposed on India, US apple growers lost roughly $800 million over 5 years. Crazy! What can you do? Buy local fresh produce, and TALK to a farmer. 🙏 I am an eternal optimist, you HAVE to be in farming. I pray for the best outcome for everyone- I will trust that our president & USDA will fight for us farmers too. Just don’t forget about us! 😉 #tariffs #farmers #export #apples #agriculture #economy #Trump #usda

Xoxo, Apple Girl 🍎😂 #farmer #fleetwoodmac #washington #applegirl #apples

Yeah that’s a chunk of cookie dough 🤌 #OOTD #ValentinesDay #ford

I am NOT in the seat of a truck enough to be a phenomenal driver but part of being a farm kid is being able to know how to do a bit of everything. 😉 It’s good to exercise things that aren’t 2nd nature to me and I love challenging myself. I already got way better with practicing, we hauled when it was warmer a little while ago- ground is back to being frozen now though☹️🥶 But we definitely made improvements to the roads between hauling rock and dad on the road grader. #farming #farmgirl #semitruck #diesel #womeninag #washington #kenworth #agriculture #wherefoodcomesfrom #pnw #winter #applegirl #trucking

hills will have you so gassed tho🫠 #washington #farm #applegirl

Jk spring is about to have us BUSY in the field #farmtok #womeninag

Possibly my new fav video of Geoffrey 😂🫶 #daddaughter #fitcheck #dad #girldad #wa

🍎🤝👮Fr though, shoutout trooper for having mercy on me #storytime #apples #applegirl

This is the last pickup my grandpa had before he passed away so it is VERY special to me. Since I got a newer pickup, I’m keeping this one under cover. Especially during the winter when it can be more susceptible to rust from corrosive stuff sprayed on the roads & salt. SO fun to drive her again💙 #powerstroke #farmtruck #diesel #ford #fordtrucks #coldstart

I’m on cloud 9 fr 😭🫶 #safari #kruger #southafrica

Always turns into a hat day:(

Go Cougs! Time to go speak on a panel:) #OOTD #wsu

@Tucker Brown and @Ag with Emma need to screen them first bc I have poor judgement 🤣 #cowboycupid #dating

Pleasantly surprised he was vibin with it lol #farmer #chattahoochee #alanjackson

Survival, people😤