EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE
Washington State University (WSU) Extension invites applications for an Area Extension Educator (E2 or E3) in Tree Fruit Horticulture. This is a twelve-month, tenure-track faculty position and located in Yakima County Washington. Required: Master’s Degree in horticulture, agricultural science, or closely related discipline. Strong academic training or experience in tree fruit horticulture. Screening date extended to September 29, 2010. For position description listing, all qualifications and application process, visit: http://www.hrs.wsu.edu/employment/fapvacancies.aspx (Search 5290). Contact Lisa Clyde, EEO Coordinator, 509-335-2822, eeocoord@wsu.edu EEO/AA/ADA
BIRD CONTROL
WILSON IS THE LEADER in custom bird netting programs for all types of crops. Full line of bangers and bird irritant items. Call 509-453-9983. 53621
Stop bird damage. The American kestrel falcon is now looking for a home. Owl boxes and bat boxes also available. Call Ben at 509-910-6598. www.orchardguard.com. 53620
BLUEBERRY PLANTS
BLUEBERRY NURSERY STOCK. Our focus is customer success. Best variety selection. Plants available now. Impeccable service and grower support. Fall Creek Nursery, www.fallcreeknursery .com, 800-538-3001. 53691
CONSULTING
TECHNICAL TROUBLESHOOTING and consulting on apple/pear cherry/ grapes specializing in plant physiology, soil nutrition, plant nutrition, pathology/diseases, automated drip/ micro irrigation, orchard renovation, grafting, nursery stock production, logistical planning, technical training, and project assessment/management. Domestic and international. Proven results since 1972. VisionLogic/Greg Benner: Yakima, Washington. 509- 833-3486. E-mail: gregb@vslg.com. Web site: www.vslg.com. 53729
CROWN GALL CONTROL
GALLTROL: THE MOST effective prevention of crown gall disease for 30 years! Unlike other crown gall control products that are made overseas and months prior, GALLTROL is produced DAILY in our California laboratory. Each plate of GALLTROL contains over 120 billion freshly-grown, vigorous bacterial cells that aggressively colonize wounds to block infection. For GALLTROL, call 530-586-1561; www.agbiochem.com or e-mail: steve glennon1@gmail.com. 52087
CROWN GALL CONTROL. Easier to handle, prepare, and apply. Increased shelf life and temperature tolerance. Reduced risk of biocontrol breakdown. Available from New BioProducts, Inc., at 541-752-2045; www.newbioproducts .com. 51742
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
FIND EQUIPMENT for your farming operation at Wilson’s. www.farmitagain .com. Used equipment, buy/sell. 53631
EQUIPMENT REPAIR
ALUMINUM ORCHARD LADDER repair: We repair all brands of aluminum ladders. Tallman factory authorized. Call for drop off locations or pick-up. 509-884-1750 or 509-669-2822. 53632
FRUIT TREES
STAN PETERSON FRUIT Tree Sales, representing the nation’s premier fruit tree nurseries to serve you, the grower, with the best. The newest apple varieties, sweet and tart cherries, peaches and more. 888-333-1464, stan@fruit treesales.com. 53633
GRAFTING
SALVADOR ZARAGOSA professional grafting, chip budding, and budding bench grafting. We guarantee 95% take. Mobile, 509-961-2986. 53675
PROFESSIONAL GRAFTING and service. Small and large acreage. 17 years’ experience. Jose Mendez, 509-584-0034 or (mobile) 509-949-1321. 53634
COATES GRAFTING COMPANY, specializing in top working cherries. Over 35 years experience. Ken Coates, 509-662-1882; 509-668-0262 (mobile).53636
GRAFTING AND BUDDING supplies. Two types graft machines, waxes, budding rubbers. Top of the line grafting knives, on-line www.wilsonirr.com, 509-453-9983. 53637
FULL SERVICE FIELD grafting including chainsawing. Over 25 years’ experience with practically same crew for over 15 years. Gary McMonagle Grafting. 509-669-1686. 51612
GROWER SERVICES
WE WANT YOUR PROBLEMS! Do your trees or plants struggle? Is filling your bearing surface difficult? Are your plantings falling to disease? Are your crop yields low? Give the easy stuff to others. VisionLogic wants your problems. Call Greg Benner today! Doing the impossible to make things grow for over 37 years. 509-833-3486. gregb@ vslg.com, www.vslg.com. 53730
EQUIPMENT WANTED
O-G OR ONETO Gotelli Cherry Sizer & Cluster Cutter, 7 lanes or smaller. Call Pat (209) 608-6000. 53255
IRRIGATION
Fish screens: Compliant self-cleaning intake screens, many sizes available. Custom Technology, 800-333-5246, www.customtechnology.net. 52872
NURSERY STOCK
BURCHELL NURSERY CHERRY inventory availability. Spring 2011: Bing, Gisela® 6 & Mazzard; Benton®, Gisela® 6; Cowiche™, Gisela® 5 & 6; Rainier, Gisela® 6 & Mazzard; Regina, Gisela® 6; Skeena, Gisela® 6 & Mazzard; Santina, Gisela® 6 &12; Sweetheart, Mazzard; Tieton®, Gisela® 5 & 6; Kiona™, Gisela® 6. Excellent quality and service. Call Gerry on his cell at 530-776-7605 or 800-828-TREE. 53546
ORCHARD LEASES
LEASING FARMS. DEDICATED and experienced farmer interested in leasing apple, cherry, and pear farms in eastern Washington. Call 509-480-2196.
ORCHARD SUPPLIES
WILSON IS YOUR SOURCE for all types of fabric and plastics used in farming. Shade, wind screens, greenhouse films, and mulches. 509-453-9983. 53697
WILSON’S HIGH SPANISH STYLE greenhouse tunnels. Early and increased production and crop protection. www.growtunnel.com. 800-232-1174. 53642
PACKING EQUIPMENT
AUTOLINE SIZER WITH mapping color sorter. 5-lane, 43 drops, brush let downs. $80,000. Additional equipment available. 509-421-0931. 53712
FOR SALE: NEST/STACK Ropak Harvesting Lugs. Herb Barber & Sons, (800) 388-5384 or (716) 326-4692, e-mail: sue@herb-barber-sons.com, www .herb-barber-sons.com/ropak.htm. Used lugs available. 52861
COMPLETE CHERRY PACKING line from start to finish, includes bin dumper, sorting tables, 12-lane Van Doran row sizer, Van Doran cluster cutters, volume fillers, bag molds, light fixtures, and hydrocooler. This is a complete line that is sold as is, or can be leased out to someone who wants to run it at the existing location. $180,000. Call Joe 209-712-1212. 53693
PRESIZE LINE, two 8-lane Autoline sizers with 30 drops and stainless flumes, Aweta color sorters with recent software updates, six Van Doren second generation bin fillers recently updated. Includes all pumps, sorting tables, control panels, catwalk, dumptank, bin carriage system. Also 18 – 5’ packing tables with direct drive motors. Sold complete or separate call Scott 509-421-5341. 53694
TWO PORTABLE Rainier cherry packing lines, (206) 321-8378.
ROOTSTOCKS
TRECO® ROOTSTOCKS mean quality. Buy from the industry leader. TRECO has supplied 60 percent of the nation’s malus rootstock needs to the nurseries for more than 65 years. Go directly to the source and buy the rootstocks trusted and preferred by the major
nurseries: TRECO; PO Box 98, Woodburn, OR 97071. Ph: 1-800-871-5141; fax: 503-634-2344; e-mail: rootstocks@ treco.nu or Web site: www.treco.nu. 51560
FIRDALE NURSERY, certified apple rootstocks: EMLA 7, EMLA 26, EMLA 106, EMLA 111, M 9 (337) and BUD 9. Beaverton, Oregon. 503-628-2755. 51663
CARLTON PLANTS, LLC is a quality grower of virus-certified rootstocks and seedlings for fruit, flowering, and shade trees. Apple: M9-NIC, M26, M7, M25, MM106, MM111, domestic. Cherry: Mazzard, Mahaleb. Pear: calleryana, communis. Plum: M29C, St. Julian. For questions or to place an order, please call our sales department, 800-398-8733 or fax 800-442-1452.51857
COPENHAVEN FARMS NURSERY. “We’re at the Root of The Business.” Quality Oregon-grown rootstock and seedlings for fruit, flowering, and shade trees. Specializing in virus-free apple, cherry, plum, and pear rootstock since 1982. Christopher and Marilyn Dolby 503-985-7161; Fax: 503-985-7876. E-mail: copenhavenfarms@comcast.net, www.copenhavenfarms.com. 53652
WILLAMETTE NURSERIES offers Oregon-grown, virus-certified fruit tree rootstock, including popular 9 clones and fruit tree seedlings (apple, cherry, pear & plum.) Excellent quality, reasonably priced. Outstanding service. Visit our updated Web site, including availabilities, at: www.willamettenurseries .com. Willamette Nurseries, 25571 S. Barlow Rd., Canby, OR 97013. 800-852-2018, 503-263-6405, E-mail: willamette @canby.com. 53358
SOIL FUMIGATION
TRIDENT AGRICULTURAL Products, Inc. Specializing in soil fumigation for orchards, vineyards, nurseries, and other crops. Hood River or The Dalles, 971-563-8848; Yakima and Columbia Basin, 509-728-2004; Wenatchee and Northwest Washington, 360-630-4285. 53654
CUSTOM ORCHARD FUMIGATION. Replanting? Call now to schedule your 2010 applications. 509-687-9572, Manson, Washington. 53653
STAKES / POSTS / POLES
QUALITY PAYS—PRINCETON Wood Preservers pressure-treated posts, poles. Quoted by truckload. #10-477 Martin St., Penticton, B.C. V2A 5L2. Plant phone: 250-492-9190, fax: 250-492-9175, toll free, 877-797-7678. E-mail: e.everitt@shaw.ca; Web: www .pwppost.com. 53660
POSTS, POLES, AND STAKES: Pressure treated in the USA. Various sizes and lengths. Untreated available for organic growers. Jasper Enterprises, Inc.; PO Box 102; Chattaroy, WA 99003; phone 800-238-6540; or e-mail sales@ jasper-inc.com. 53665
Panhandle FOREST PRODUCTS: Quality posts, poles, and stakes. CCA pressure-treated, with delivery. Partial loads. 888-289-7678; www.panhandle .com. 52078
STEEL APPLE and grape trellis. Custom systems available. Bamboo, treated wood, top of the line quality and service. On-line catalog. Wilson Vineyard and Orchard Supply, Yakima, Washington. 509-453-9983, www.wil sonirr.com. 53
TREE SPREADERS
FANTASTIC PRICING! Cedar spreaders, last and last! Steel point and notched – 4” to 6”. U-make programs. Cedarbrook Lumber, 800-634-6334. 51918
TREE SPREADERS: Lowest possible prices 4″ to 48″ steel points. Notched spreaders (order only). We ship nationwide. MC and Visa accepted. Yakima Specialties, Inc.; 1819 West “J” Street; Yakima, WA 98902. 509-453-0386 or 800-466-0387. 53670
BEST PRICING: notched and nailed. Wilson, 509-453-9983. 53675
TREE TRAINING
TREE TRAINING and trellis supplies on-line at www.wilsonirr.com. 53680
WILDLIFE CONTROL
FENCING, 25 years’ experience. Orchard and vineyard post pounding. AMS Fence, 1-800-676-9362. 53685
WIND MACHINES
CHINOOK WIND MACHINES, sales/ service. All makes, new/used. H.F. Hauff Company, Inc., 509-248-0318. 51577
CASCADE WIND MACHINE Service, distributor of Orchard-Rite® wind machines. PO Box 9308; Yakima, WA 98909, phone 509-457-9196; Wenatchee, WA 509-662-2753; British Columbia, 604-495-7873. 53686
WIND MACHINE SALES: sales/service, new and used wind machines. 509-877-2138. 51646
