12 days ago · United States
Retired FBI agent’s decade-long mission to rediscover 30 ‘lost’ apple varieties
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Times of India World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 4 Oct 2026, 13:17 UTC. The headline in use is “Retired FBI agent’s decade-long mission to rediscover 30 ‘lost’ apple varieties”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In 2012, retired FBI agent Dave Benscoter began searching for forgotten apple varieties after discovering unidentified trees in a churchgoer’s orchard. What started as curiosity became a decade-long mission.
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- First reported by Times of India World
Retired FBI agent’s decade-long mission to rediscover 30 ‘lost’ apple varieties
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- Times of India