Mark Holtzinger steps into the top leadership position of a statewide tree fruit organization at a time when growers and packers are happy with the state of affairs—prices are healthy, orchard land values are up, consumption of fruit is up, and fruit quality is good. The list of positives goes on. “It’s so good right now to be in the tree fruit deal that everyone is almost giddy,” said the 2008 president of the Washington State Horticultural Association. Holtzinger just ended a 25-year career with Holtzinger Fruit Company in Yakima, Washington. “It’s good to see  growers that gambled and sacrificed […]