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Grower of the Year
Featured stories about legislation, trade, and people, including awards, appear in this issue.
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Understanding how the Affordable Care Act affects growers
Ag employers and employees face a mandate to offer and have health insurance.
Good Point: What can we expect from Congress in 2013?
After the November election, the first question from members of our association, other growers, and allied associations was: “What should we expect from Washington for
Hort awards and recognition
The following fruit industry members were honored during the Washington State Horticultural Association’s annual meeting in December. Silver Apple George Allan, a partner at the
Juice grape crop down in 2012
Washington State produced an estimated 174,000 tons of juice grapes in 2012, down from its ten-year average of 193,000 tons, according to Trent Ball, director
Hydrocooled apples stay crisp and tasty
The Gadbois family has planted most of its apples on Canada-developed Ottawa rootstocks. Trees at right are Sunrise on Ottawa 8; the smaller trees at
Tower sprayer works for Quebec grower
This sleeve sprayer was custom-built for Fruiteraie des Gadbois based on research findings by agricultural engineer Bernard Panneton. Fans on top push air down
Where is the juice grape market headed?
Greg MacGill On the surface, Washington State’s juice grape industry looks the picture of good economic times—crop inventories are in balance with demand and cash
New player enters Concord juice deal
The last berries of a Concord grape delivery make their way from the receiving station to the de-stemmer. Photo by Melissa Hansen The Concord grape
Putting the apple into apple juice
Terry Chambers, left, and Jim Early stand in front of five new tanks added this year to increase bulk storage capacity of finished juice and
First fruit
Bill Dodd stands next to the EverCrisp mother tree, which grows at the Doud family’s County Line Orchard near Wabash, Indiana. (Courtesy Bill Dodd.) The
Maia’s special advisor
While not associated with the Midwest Apple Improvement Association as its apple breeder, Ohio State University’s Dr. Diane Doud Miller has credentials as an apple
Hello EverCrisp, goodbye Fuji?
Midwest Apple Improvement Association founders Ed Fackler (left) and Mitch Lynd (right) met in Jim Eckert’s MAIA planting to help with apple evaluation, a
Packer finds his niche
Scott Smith stands in the first block of Jazz apples that he planted. The orchard in the distance has blocks of (from top) Skeena
Paternity test implicates Napoleon
Genetic testing has revealed that the blush cherry Napoleon Bigarreau (Napoleon for short) is the father of the Bing cherry. Black Republican, a red cherry,
Good Job
Cherry co-op names new president Oregon Cherry Growers, Inc., a member -owned fruit cooperative, named Timothy Ramsey as its new president and chief executive officer.