GOOD FRUIT GROWER
HEADQUARTERS
105 South 18th Street, Suite 217
Yakima, WA 98901-2149
509-575-2315, 800-487-9946; FAX 509-454-4186
Subscriptions: (877) 825-5434
E-mail: growing@goodfruit.com
Web site: www.goodfruit.com
Jim Black, Managing Editor, Ext. 209
Doug Button, Advertising Manager, Ext. 210
Mark Sansom, Advertising, Ext. 228
Nancy Born, Production Manager, Ext. 216
EDITORIAL OFFICE
1505 North Miller, Suite 260; Wenatchee, WA 98801
Geraldine Warner, Editor, 509-665-3330
E-mail: gwarner@goodfruit.com
Published since 1946 and owned by the Washington State Fruit Commission, Good Fruit Grower is a periodic magazine circulated to all commercial tree fruit producers who pay an assessment in Washington State. The publication also reaches subscribers throughout the United States and 45 foreign countries that support a deciduous tree fruit industry. Good Fruit Grower is published twice monthly, January through May, and once a month, June through December. An on-line Web site, complete with search engine, is available free to subscribers.
The publication covers all aspects of tree fruit and grape production, including cultural practices, chemical and integrated pest management, irrigation, frost control, thinning, labor, promotion, economics, postharvest handling, and storage.
HOOD RIVER
GROWER-SHIPPER ASSOCIATION
3136 Odell Highway, P.O. Box 168; Odell, OR 97044
541-386-0004; FAX 541-386-0051
E-mail: hrgsa2@gorge.net
Informally in operation since the 1920s, the Hood River Grower-Shipper Association was officially incorporated in 1940. The organization originally was formed to pool rail cars for shipment of Hood River fruit to distant markets and to negotiate rail rates. Today, the association compiles production, storage, movement, and export statistics, and an aging report on buyers' accounts, and works closely with state and federal regulatory agencies, helping growers comply with those regulations.
IDAHO APPLE COMMISSION
P.O. Box 909; Parma, ID 83660
208-722-5111; FAX 208-722-6582
E-mail: idapple@widaho.com
Larry E. Link, Executive Director
Candi Fitch, Promotions Coordinator
The Idaho Apple Commission was created in 1966. The main objective of the commission is to investigate the needs of the growers, plan ways to best promote the product, and allow for research. It is then up to the commission to act accordingly in the best interest of the industry. The commission is comprised of five industry members that are supported by the governor for three-year terms.
IDAHO CHERRY COMMISSION
P.O. Box 909; Parma, ID 83660
208-722-5111; FAX 208-722-6582
E-mail: idcherry@widaho.com
Larry E. Link, Executive Director
Candi Fitch, Assistant Director
ILLINOIS STATE
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
15962 East Old Orchard Road; Bloomington, IL 61704
309-828-8929
Don H. Naylor, Executive Secretary
E-mail: fernwoode@yahoo.com
Web site: www.specialtygrowers.org
The Illinois State Horticultural Society was formed in 1856 for the purpose of representing fruit tree producers, sharing research findings, and promoting the industry to consumers. Each January, the Society participates with the Illinois Specialty Growers Association at an annual convention and trade show held in Champaign-Urbana. In addition, the Society publishes a "Proceedings and Transactions" with an international distribution. A summer field day is held in June of each year at a member grower's orchard or at one of the campuses of a state university where fruit and vegetable research is conducted. The Society is governed by a group of producers and university researchers. The Society took the lead with the cider safety issue and was the first organization to provide a HACCP to cider maker members.
INDIANA FARM MARKET ASSOCIATION
11335 West Appaloosa Road; Stilesville, Indiana 46180
Emma Alkire, President
The Indiana Farm Market Association is made up of small scale agriculture proponents that market, or support the marketing of, farm products directly to the consumers. The membership meets, in conjunction with several production associations in the state, at the annual Indiana Horticultural Congress in Indianapolis. These meetings provide educational sessions on marketing, production, agriculture policy, and more, including a trade show. The 2004 Hort Congress is scheduled for January 26-28, Adam's Mark Hotel, Indianapolis.
INDIANA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, INC.
Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Purdue University; 625 Agricultural Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010
765-494-1306; FAX 765-494-0391
Richard A. Hayden, Secretary/Treasurer
The Indiana Horticultural Society is dedicated to the study and improvement of commercial fruit crops in Indiana. A winter meeting and trade show is held in January as a part of the Indiana Horticultural Congress and a summer meeting is held in a grower's orchard, usually in late June.
The Society issues a newsletter two to three times a year, presenting meeting information as well as other educational articles. Members may receive one copy of the Indiana Commercial Spray Guide annually. The Society makes grants to Purdue University and to allied organizations that will improve fruit production in Indiana and the Midwest. Membership is open to all who would support the goals of the Society.
INDIANA WINE GRAPE COUNCIL
1160 Food Science Building, Purdue University
745 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2009
800-832-WINE or 765-496-3842; FAX 765-494-7953
E-mail: lintons@purdue.edu
Web site: www.indianawines.org
The Indiana Wine Grape Council, established in 1989 by the General Assembly, seeks to enhance economic development in Indiana by establishing a successful wine grape industry through research and marketing development. The program provides extension specialists in enology (wine making), viticulture (grape growing), and marketing to assist growers and vintners. The team of experts is located in the horticulture and food science departments at Purdue University.
Indiana's wineries offer tours, tastings, special events, and educational activities on a daily basis. Join us at one of the wineries or at the Vintage Indiana Wine & Food Festival held in downtown Indianapolis the first Saturday in June. Taste the experience of Indiana wine!
INTERNATIONAL DWARF
FRUIT TREE ASSOCIATION
Charles Ax, Business Director
14 South Main Street; Middleburg, PA 17842
570-837-1551; FAX 570-837-0090
E-mail: idfta@ptd.net; Web site: www.idfta.org
Dr. Bruce Barritt, Education Director
WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
1100 N. Western Avenue; Wenatchee, WA 98801
509-663-8181; FAX 509-662-8714
E-mail: etaplz@wsu.edu
Ken Hall, Poplar Grove, Illinois, President
Bennett Saunders, Roseland, Virginia, Vice President
Formed in 1958, the International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association (IDFTA) endeavors to develop and share among the membership information on the nature and use of dwarf fruit trees and other production practices involved in upgrading standard orchards into high-density production operations. The association's stated mission is "to promote an understanding of the nature and use of dwarf fruit trees through research, education, and dissemination of information."
The IDFTA currently has approximately 1,000 members from the United States, Canada, and some 30 countries from around the world. Included are fruit growers, professional horticulturists, and nurserymen.
IDFTA also funds research from membership dues, conference proceedings, and gifts.
The association holds an annual education conference with field tours. The 2004 conference will be March 1-4, in Bolzano, Italy. Proceedings of the annual conference are printed in the IDFTA journal, Compact Fruit Tree. An annual two-day summer orchard tour is held in late June. IDFTA also sponsors international tree fruit study tours to fruit districts around the world.
Additional information can be found at our Web site. Membership applications can be made to Charles Ax, Business Director.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture
106 Horticulture Hall; Ames, IA 50011
515-294-2751; FAX 515-294-0730
E-mail: hortdept@iastate.edu
Web site: www.hort.iastate.edu
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources; 2021 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center
Manhattan, KS 66506-5506
785-532-6170; FAX 785-532-6949
Web site: www.oznet.ksu.edu/dphfrr/welcome.htm
KENTUCKY STATE
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 469
Princeton, KY 42445-0469
Douglas Archibold
Dept. of Horticulture, University of Kentucky
E-mail: darchbol@uky.edu
Coleman Mathis, President
The Society represents the interests of the commercial fruit growers in Kentucky. An annual meeting is held each year in early January with educational sessions on tree and berry crop production and marketing, as well as a trade show.
LIVERMORE VALLEY
WINEGROWERS ASSOCIATION
1984 Railroad Avenue, Suite A; Livermore, CA 94550
925-447-9463; FAX 925-447-0433
Web site: www.livermorewine.com
Lynn Wallace, Executive Director
The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association is a nonprofit partnership of growers and vintners dedicated to promoting the historic Livermore Valley region, its soils, climates, and wines. One of California's oldest premium wine-producing regions, the Livermore Valley is home to 27 wineries producing world-class wines and nearly 5,000 acres of vineyards.
LODI-WOODBRIDGE
WINEGRAPE COMMISSION
2545 West Turner Road; Lodi, CA 95242
209-367-4727; FAX 209-367-0737
E-mail: lwwc@lodiwine.com
Web site: www.lodiwine.com
Mark Chandler, Executive Director
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