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BUYER'S GUIDE 2003 EDITION

Grower Supplies/Services


ORCHARD MANAGEMENT


Computer Software

AGDATA
Web site: www.agdata.com
Rob Witte
Agricultural payroll, data collection (barcode/buttons), bookkeeping, and packer-shipper software. Special pricing for upgrades from other farm software packages.
 

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ORCHARD MANAGEMENT


Equipment & Supplies

BELLINGHAM & STANLEY
Web site: www.bs-rfm.com
Contact: Sales Department
Range of quality Eclipse hand-held refractometers for fruit sugar concentration (Brix) measurements. Bench digital models also available.

IPM TECH, INC.
4134 North Vancouver Avenue, #105
Portland, OR 97217-2900
(503) 288-2493, (888) 476-8727
FAX (503) 288-1887
Web site: www.ipmtech.com
IPM Tech, a leader in pheromone technology, supplies a complete line of Intercept traps and lures, and markets LastCall CM, an attract-and-kill product for control of codling moth and oriental fruit moth.

WEED BADGER DIVISION
5673 95th Avenue SE
Marion, ND 58466-9718
(701) 778-7511, (800) 437-3392
FAX (701) 778-7501
E-mail: weedbadger@drtel.net
Web site: www.weedbadger.com
Ron Dalka
Weed Badger tillers and mowers have helped orchard and vineyard growers kill in-row weeds without chemicals for over 20 years.
 

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POLLINATION

Bees & Bee Attractants

BIOBEST CANADA LTD.
2020 Fox Run Road
Leamington, ON, Canada N8H 3V7
(519) 322-2178; FAX (519) 322-1271
E-mail:
info@biobest.ca
Web site: www.biobest.ca
Bumblebee hives for fruit crops (apple, pear, apricot, cherry, etc.).

PHERO TECH, INC.
7572 Progress Way
Delta, B.C., Canada V4G 1E9
(604) 940-9944, (800) 665-0076
FAX (604) 940-9433
E-mail: sales@pherotech.com
Web site: www.pherotech.com
FRUIT BOOST with QMP improves honeybee pollination. For use on pears, apples, highbush blueberries, kiwifruit, and more. Call for more information.

SCENTRY BIOLOGICALS, INC.
610 Central Avenue
Billings, MT 59102
(406) 248-5856, (800) 735-5323
FAX (406) 245-2790
E-mail: scentry@imt.net
Web site: www.scentry.com
Bee-Scent®, a natural pheromone-based liquid increases fruit set and improves fruit quality. Easy-to-use Bee-Scent® remains active for days and attracts honeybees to treated blossoms again and again.
 

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POLLINATION

Pollen & Applicators

ANTLES POLLEN SUPPLIES, INC. LLP
PO Box 919, 113 Yakima Street
Wenatchee, WA 98807-0919
(509) 662-2905; FAX (509) 662-6647
Your best crop insurance since 1929. Serving growers for over 70 years.

FIRMAN POLLEN COMPANY, INC.
301 North 1st Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 452-8063, (800) 322-8852
FAX (509) 453-6838
E-mail: neil@firmanpollen.com
Web site: Web site: www.firmyield.com
Growers use FirmYield Pollen to increase fruit set and improve fruit quality. Maximize pollen application with the Bee Booster Pollen Dispenser. Pollen for apples, pears, cherries, apricots, plums, almonds. Pollen dispensers, air applicators, bee safety supplies, and metal limb spreaders. Custom manufacture ATV-based pollen application systems.

WILSON IRRIGATION & ORCHARD SUPPLY
1104 East Mead Avenue
Yakima, WA 98903
(509) 453-9983, (800) 232-1174
FAX (509) 453-1258
E-mail: roger@wilsonirr.com
Web site: www.wilsonirr.com
Wilson, the complete fruit equipment supplier. See our Web site www.wilsonirr.com, shop on-line. Call toll free (800) 232-1174.
 

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POLLINATION

Pollen Application Services

FIRMYIELD POLLEN
APPLICATION SERVICE
Web site: www.firmyield.com
Professional pollen application with ATVs. Service available in the greater Yakima Valley area for apricots, plums, cherries, pears, and apples. Provided directly by FirmYield Pollen, your local pollen company. Also custom manufacture ATV pollen application systems.
 

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SERVICES

Advertising Agencies/Graphics

GFG PUBLISHING/
GOOD FRUIT GROWER
105 South 18th St., Ste. 217; Yakima, WA 98901
(509) 575-2315, (800) 487-9946
FAX (509) 453-4880
E-mail:
getit@goodfruit.com
Web site: www.goodfruit.com
Web site design at reasonable rates are part of our service to the tree fruit and grape industries we have served for 55 years. Let us help coordinate your Internet and print marketing needs.
 

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SERVICES

Consultants

WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY
Wilbur-Ellis Company has grown over eight decades with the commitment for supplying quality products and services to our customers.
 

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SERVICES

Crop Insurance

CHAPMAN LAMPSON
INSURANCE AGENCY
PO Box 751, 1126 Meade Avenue
Prosser, WA 99350
(509) 786-1525, (800) 497-2767
FAX (509) 786-1081
Industry leader in providing crop insurance protection for growers. We specialize in Federal Crop Insurance and hail insurance since 1923.

COLUMBIA INSURANCE ASSOCIATES, INC
PO Box 708; Prosser, WA 99350
(509) 786-0427, (888) 350-1300
FAX (509) 786-0430
Dean Benson, Aimee Clark,
Tim Hulett, agents
Specializing in federal and private crop insurance programs. Multi-peril (MPCI), adjusted gross revenue (AGR), and hail insurance. We are an equal opportunity provider.

SLOAN-LEAVITT INSURANCE, INC.
91 South 6th, PO Box 449
Othello, WA 99344
(509) 488-9623, (800) 439-7533
FAX (509) 488-2143
Brad Risenmay
E-mail: brad@sloaninsurance.com
Gordon Killian
E-mail: gkillian@sloaninsurance.com
Paul Risenmay
E-mail: paulr@sloaninsurance.com
A full-service insurance agency with a specialized crop insurance department: AGR, multi-peril, crop, hail, hay and grain fire.
 

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SERVICES

Insurance

CONOVER AG INSURANCE
Yakima: (509) 965-2090, (800) 551-2090
Tri-Cities: (509) 545-3800, (800) 545-3833
Wenatchee: (509) 543-6401
Protect your family's investment and security. Ag professionals at ConAg can help. MPCI, crop hail, AGR programs, farm packages, and more. Insuring Pacific Northwest growers since 1923. Call the office near you.

COUNTRY® INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES
PO Box 2209
Salem, OR 97308-2209
(888) 211-2555
Country Insurance & Financial Services has been providing a full line of insurance and financial services for farms and ranches since 1925. Agents are located throughout the Northwest. For a consultation, please call an agent in your area.

MARSH ADVANTAGE AMERICA
Lake Aspen Office Park, PO Box 2547
Yakima, WA 98907
(509) 248-7460, (800) 572-9170
FAX (509) 248-9007
Joel Pearson
706 North Chelan, Wenatchee, WA 98801
(800) 729-8309; FAX (509) 663-5368
Daryl Ferguson
E-mail: daryl.e.ferguson@seabury.com
7325 W. Deuchutes, Ste. B1
Kennewick, WA 99336
The Yakima, Tri-Cities, and Wenatchee offices of Marsh Advantage America, the largest insurance broker in the world, specialize in agribusiness insurance.

SLOAN-LEAVITT INSURANCE, INC.
91 South 6th, PO Box 449
Othello, WA 99344
(509) 488-9623, (800) 439-7533
FAX (509) 488-2143
A full-service insurance agency with over 40 years in operation. We have departments specializing in business, personal, crop, life, and health insurance.
 

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SERVICES

Marketing

CF FRESH
422 Third Street
Sedro Woolley, WA 78284
(360) 855-0566; FAX (360) 855-2430
CF Fresh Eugene, Oregon
1473 Willamette
Eugene, OR 97440
(541) 687-9535; FAX (541) 687-9536
CF Fresh South­California
PO Box 2944
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 271-0880; FAX (530) 271-0883
CF Fresh is an organic brokerage/marketer of domestic and imported organic fruits and vegetables.
 

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SERVICES

Testing Services

CASCADE ANALYTICAL, INC.
3019 G.S. Center Road
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 662-1888, (800) 545-4206
FAX (509) 662-8183
1008 W. Ahtanum #2
Union Gap, WA 98903
(509) 452-7707; FAX (509) 452-7773
Specializing in agricultural and environmental analysis. Soil fertility, plant nutrition, fruit maturity, and residue analysis. Also waste water and drinking water analysis.
 

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SERVICES

Weather Monitoring

COLUMBIA WEATHER
SYSTEMS, INC.
2240 NE Griffin Oaks Street, #100
Hillsboro, OR 97124
(503) 629-0887, (888) 508-7375
FAX (503) 629-0898
Manufacturer of reliable, affordable Capricorn weather stations to monitor local weather conditions with emphasis on agricultural settings.

SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
23839 West Andrew Road
Plainfield, IL 60544
(815) 436-4440, (800) 248-8873
FAX (815) 436-4460
E-mail: specmeters@aol.com
Web site: www.specmeters.com
Weather stations, soil moisture sensors and probes, frost alarms, IPM tools, plant disease software, degree-day counter.

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WAREHOUSE/PACKING

Grower Cooperatives

TREE TOP, INC.
PO Box 248
Selah, WA 98942
(509) 697-7251; FAX (509) 698-1421
Web site:
www.treetop.com
Established as a fruit-processing cooperative in 1960. Headquartered in Selah, Washington, with 1,750 grower-members in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
 

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WAREHOUSE/PACKING

Packers & Shippers

ALLAN BROTHERS, INC.
Growers and shippers of apples, pears, and cherries.

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