Department of Plant Science
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9 Canada
514-398-7851; FAX 514-398-7897
E-mail: plantscience@macdonald.mcgill.ca
Web site: www.mcgill.ca/plant
MICHIGAN CHERRY COMMITTEE
P.O Box 30285; Lansing, MI 48909-7785
517-669-4264; FAX 517-669-3354
Web site: www.usacherries.com
Philip J. Korson II, Executive Director
John King, Chair
The Michigan Cherry Committee is a nonprofit, quasi-government organization under the Michigan Department of Agriculture. The Michigan Cherry Committee represents sweet and tart cherry growers in Michigan in regard to promotion, research, domestic and export market development, and industry affairs.
The organization was formed in 1972 and currently represents 545 sweet cherry growers and 705 tart cherry growers.
MICHIGAN STATE
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
63806 90th Avenue; Hartford, Michigan 49057
269-424-3990; FAX 269-424-3096
E-mail: mihortsociety@aol.com
Web site: www.mihortsociety.org
Allyn Anthony, Secretary
Michigan State Horticultural Society is a large and active horticultural organization comprised of a broad spectrum of professional and production horticulturists, including those associated with stone and pome fruits, small fruits, and berries. An extensive fruit, vegetable, and farm market trade show and educational programs, along with our annual business meeting, will be held at the "Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo" in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo [www.glexpo.com] will be held December 9-11, 2003; December 7-9, 2004; and December 6-8, 2005.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture
A222 Plant & Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
517-355-5191; FAX 517-353-0890
E-mail: hrt@msu.edu
Web site: www.hrt.msu.edu
NAPA COUNTY FARM BUREAU
811 Jefferson Street; Napa, CA 94559
707-224-5403; FAX 707-224-7836
E-mail: ncfb@i-cafe.net
Web site: www.napafarmbureau.org
The Napa County Farm Bureau is a grassroots organization which began in 1913, with the joining of the Napa Grange members, to represent agriculture throughout the county. Today, the Napa County Farm Bureau is one of 53 county organizations under the umbrella of the California Farm Bureau Federation and the American Farm Bureau Federation. Our basic goal as a voluntary, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, is to ensure the proper political, social, and economic climate for the continuation of agriculture.
NAPA VALLEY
GRAPE GROWERS ASSOCIATION
811 Jefferson Street; Napa, CA 94559
707-944-8311; FAX 707-224-7836
E-mail: nvgga@i-cafe.net
Web site: www.napagrowers.org
The Napa Valley Grape Growers Association was founded in 1975. Their goal was to promote and maintain the interests of independent grape growers in the Napa Valley and to contribute to the reputation of this valley as one of the premium winegrape growing regions in the world.
Today, the association is the recognized "voice" of the premium winegrape grower and is responsible for promoting equitable grape prices, publishing and circulating accurate market and grape production information, and lobbying for laws to protect the environment and other special qualities of the Napa Valley.
NATIONAL CHERRY GROWERS
AND INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION
2667 Reed Road; Hood River, OR 97031-9609
541-386-5761; FAX 541-386-3191
Dana Branson, Administrator
The National Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation (commonly called simply NCGIF) is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1946 for the purpose of having a unified effort from the processed cherry industry to lobby against excessive cherry imports. It then evolved that assessments were used for promotion of maraschino, canned, and frozen cherries.
The foundation collects contributions from the states of Oregon, Washington, California, Michigan, and Utah, most of which is passed through to professional promotional agencies.
It is governed by an 18-member board, consisting of one grower and one briner from California; one grower or briner from both Utah and Idaho; two growers, two briners, and one canner from both Michigan and Oregon; and two growers, one briner, and one canner from Washington.
The foundation compiles and distributes to members a yearly statistical publication of information regarding cherry production, utilization, and sales, both import and export.
NEW ENGLAND FRUIT MEETING
Bowditch Hall, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-5219
Dr. Duane Greene
E-mail: dgreene@pssci.umass.edu
Sponsors an annual educational meeting for professional pomologists and fruit producers who are members of horticultural societies in the New England states. The New England Fruit Meeting and Trade Show will be held January 8-9, 2003, at the Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center, 366 Main Street, Sturbridge, Massachusetts 01566.
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
Agronomy & Horticulture; Box 30001/Dept. 3Q
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003
505-646-3405; FAX 505-646-6041
Web site: http://aghort.nmsu.edu
NEW YORK APPLE ASSOCIATION, INC.
7645 Main Street, P.O. Box 350
Fishers, NY 14453-0350
585-924-2171; FAX 585-924-1629
Web Site: www.nyapplecountry.com
James S. Allen, President
The New York Apple Association, Inc., is the nonprofit agricultural trade association representing the 694 commercial apple growers in New York. It supports profitable growing and marketing of New York apples through increasing demand for apples and apple products, representing the industry at state and federal levels, and serving as the primary information source on New York apple-related matters.
NORTH CAROLINA APPLE GROWERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 58; Edneyville, NC 28727
828-697-6377; FAX 828-697-9615
The North Carolina Apple Growers were first organized in 1953 to promote North Carolina apples. In 1993, we joined South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee for the annual meeting. The conference was then named The Southeastern Apple Growers Meeting. It is held on Wednesday and Thursday of the first full week in January in Asheville.
The meeting consists of a trade show and educational program consisting of speeches and panels with questions and answers on production and marketing.
NORTH CAROLINA GRAPE COUNCIL
NCDA&CS, Division of Marketing
P.O. Box 27647; Raleigh, NC 27611
919-733-7136; FAX 919-715-0155
Web site: www.ncwine.org
Tania Dautlick, Executive Director
E-mail: tania.dautlick@ncmail.net
The North Carolina Grape Council was established by the North Carolina Legislature in 1986, and is funded by a portion of the excise tax from wine bottled in the state. Its mission is to facilitate growth and assure quality of the North Carolina grape and wine industry through education, marketing, and research.
The North Carolina Winegrower's Association and the North Carolina Muscadine Grape Growers Association, both membership associations comprised of growers, can be reached through the same office.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Department of Horticultural Science, Box 7609
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
919-515-3131
Web site: www.cals.ncsu.edu/hortsci
NORTH COAST WINEGROWERS
970 Piner Road, Suite C; Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-578-8331; FAX 707-578-6771
E-mail: ncgrapes@sonic.net
Web site: www.northcoastwinegrowers.com
Rhonda Hood, Executive Director
The California North Coast Grape Growers Association provides timely industry news to growers, and each year publishes "North Coast Recommended Prices" for grapes. Since 1963, we have been protecting growers and winery rights in the political arena. Along with protecting viticulture rights, we offer several money-saving discounts and benefits to our members.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Plant Sciences, Loftsgard Hall
Fargo, ND 58105-5051
701-231-7971
Web site: www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/plantsci/dept.htm
Dr. Al Schneiter, Chair
NORTHWEST CHERRY GROWERS
105 South 18th Street, Suite 205; Yakima, WA 98901
509-453-4837; FAX 509-453-4880
E-mail: info@wastatefruit.com
Web site: www.nwcherries.com
B.J. Thurlby, President
Operating under the umbrella of the Washington State Fruit Commission, Northwest Cherry Growers, comprised of fresh sweet-cherry producers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah, joined together in cooperative marketing, promotion, education, and consumer research. Northwest Cherry Growers, established in 1966, serves over 1,500 growers.
NORTHWEST FRESH BARTLETT
MARKETING COMMITTEE
4382 SE International Way, Suite A
Milwaukie, OR 97222-4635
503-652-9720; FAX 503-652-9721
E-mail: nfbmc@usapears.com
Kevin Moffitt, Manager
The Northwest Fresh Bartlett Marketing Committee is responsible for establishing fruit grade, size, and container standards, as well as collecting and disseminating inventory and movement statistics for the fresh Bartlett industry in Oregon and Washington. Information collected and distributed by the organization plays a vital role in marketing and promotion of fresh Northwest Bartletts.
Growers and shippers of fresh Bartletts and other commercially grown summer varieties established the Northwest Fresh Bartlett Marketing Committee as USDA Federal Marketing Order #931. The organization is governed by a 14-member committee of industry members elected from each of the pear growing regions in Oregon and Washington.
Offices and administrative costs for the Northwest Fresh Bartlett Marketing Committee are shared with the Pear Bureau Northwest and other federal and state marketing orders in Milwaukie, Oregon.
NORTHWEST FRUIT EXPORTERS
APPLES/SWEET CHERRIES
105 South 18th Street, Suite 227; Yakima, WA 98901
509-576-8004; FAX 509-576-3646
E-mail: nfe@goodfruit.com
Jim Archer, Manager
Fred Scarlett, Assistant Manager
Marilee Rehfield, Administrative Assistant
Northwest Fruit Exporters (NFE) is a nonprofit corporation that coordinates activities of its members, including growers, packers, and exporters, in connection with the exporting of fresh apples and sweet cherries.
The organization was incorporated as a legal framework within which growers, packers, and exporters in the Pacific Northwest could manage and facilitate the export marketing preparation procedures required by the Japanese government for the importation of fresh sweet cherries into their markets.
The Apple Commodity Committee of NFE was formed in 1992 to work toward the export marketing of fresh apples to the destinations of Mexico, mainland China, and Japan.
NFE's charter enumerates among its responsibilities the marketing, the preparations necessary for marketing, and the arrangement of transportation to the market destination.
NORTHWEST HORTICULTURAL COUNCIL
6 South Second Street, Suite 600; Yakima, WA 98901
509-453-3193; FAX 509-457-7615
Web site: www.nwhort.org
Christian Schlect, President
Mark Powers, Vice President
Michael J. Willett, Ph.D.,
Vice President for Scientific Affairs
Jonathan DeVaney, Director of Legislative
and Regulatory Affairs
The council, founded in 1947, represents the tree fruit industry of the Pacific Northwest on policy issues at the federal and international levels which have an impact on growers and shippers.
The council originally was dedicated to resolving transportation problems encountered by Pacific Northwest tree fruit shippers. In subsequent years, the mission of the council has evolved to include farm labor, agricultural chemicals, food safety, and international trade relations. It has been active in the facilitation of efforts to open overseas markets to pears, apples, sweet cherries, and other tree fruits.
The Northwest Horticultural Council is funded by assessments levied on a carload-shipped basis on member associations and commissions in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
NORTHWEST MICHIGAN
HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION
6686 S. Center Highway; Traverse City, MI 49684
231-946-1510; FAX 231-946-1404
E-mail: nwmihort@msue.msu.edu
Web site: www.maes.msu.edu/nwmihort
James E. Nugent, Coordinator and
District Horticulturist
Gary E. Thornton, District Fruit IPM Agent
The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station was established in 1979 by the fruit industry in northwest Michigan in partnership with Michigan State University. The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station is a center for fruit research and extension in northwest Michigan. Approximately 75 percent of the research conducted at the facility is devoted to tart and sweet cherries. Work also currently is underway on plums, apples, and wine grapes, with very limited plantings of other fruit and nut crops.
NORTHWEST NURSERY
IMPROVEMENT INSTITUTE
P.O. Box 10072; Yakima, WA 98909
509-225-2602; FAX 509-454-7858
Murit Aichele, Manager
E-mail: aicheleco@nwinfo.net
The Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute is comprised of fruit tree nurserymen and fruit tree rootstock growers in Washington and Oregon. The purpose of the organization is to promote and develop funding for research programs, to improve nursery products, and to develop for propagation new varieties of deciduous tree fruits.
A major thrust of the association's efforts in recent years has been to select, maintain, and evaluate new, potentially valuable, stone fruit clones left over when the U.S. Department of Agriculture/ Washington State University stone fruit breeding program at Prosser was closed.
Having trouble?
E-mail and Web site addresses
are constantly changing.
If a printed address is not going through, check the"links" section of our Web site, www.goodfruit.com,
for updated addresses.
Back to the Buyer's Guide Index or jump to another category:
CA/Cold Storage |
Equipment |
Fertilizers/Nutrition |
Grower Supplies/Services |
Harvest Equipment |
Irrigation/Frost Control |
Nursery Stock |
Pest Management |
Postharvest Equipment |
Tree Training
