Mike Willett named manager of Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission
Mike Willett Dr. Mike Willett, vice president for scientific affairs at the Northwest Horticultural Council, has been named
Good Point: That unwashed grape
FSMA is another example of how a good idea (here, improved food safety for consumers) is forged into a federal law with little understanding by legislators of the complexities of the actual situation.
Hort Council appoints information specialist
Drew Toop will join the staff of the Northwest Horticultural Council as regulatory information specialist on December 8. Toop, who
Schlect: Elections aftermath
● Greg Walden (R/Oregon) should be happy today. The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee sheparded his flock of candidates
China opens to Washington State apples
Red Delicious apples. (Courtesy Tracy Hebden, LRPS.) Good news came to Washington’s apple industry today when U.S.
Schlect: Cherry Street
● The Produce Marketing Association has hired a new team, Cornerstone Government Affairs, to represent it in Washington, D.C. Hunt Shipman
Schlect: Focus on United
● The New York Times Magazine issue of October 12 contains a feature article on the school lunch lobbying wars in Washington,
Grim: Washington’s industry consolidation has reached the bell lap
Two and one-half years have passed since West Mathison broached the idea of industry consolidation in Washington State at the December, 2011 Annual Meeting in Wenatchee of the Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA).
Schlect: On a roll
Anne MacMillan has left her post as deputy chief of staff to Secretary Vilsack at USDA to join Roll Global,
Washington Apple Commission revises roles in handling market access issues
The Washington Apple Commission gave a nod of approval during its annual meeting in March to changes in how responsibilities