A new committee of the North Central Washington Fieldmen’s Association is bringing in speakers to talk to its members about the economics of fruit production. The aim is to educate field horticulturists so they can work with growers to produce a crop that will return a profit. Tom Auvil, chair of the new committee, said there’s a lack of understanding about what size and color of fruit growers need to take to the warehouse in order to be profitable. Dan Kelly, assistant manager of the Washington Growers Clearing House Association, spoke to Fieldmen’s Association members in late February about how […]