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Retail is cool
Ben, 26, carries on the transition from growing fruit for processing to growing fruit for
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Brothers Mark, Ted, David, and John Rice were named Good Fruit Growers of the Year
Honoree is a survivor
Rob Andrews, holding what was once a Merlot vine, said they wasted no time reworking
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Lewis receives Latino award Karen Lewis, Washington State University tree fruit regional extension specialist, has
Outlook improves for N.C. growers
It took some land leveling to make a place for the Apple Wedge packing house.
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Good Fruit Growers of the Year Dear Good Fruit Grower: For some in Washington State,
Challenges lead to changes
David Rice is president of Rice Fruit Company and manager of packing and storage operations.
Quality fruit is Rice heritage
Mark Rice chose to go with Kiku, a high quality Fuji fruit strain that is
The time is right
Lunch is often a Rice family affair, as several members work in the office or
Hort leaders discuss top issues of coming year
David Douglas President, Washington State Horticultural AssociationDavid Douglas, 37, works for the family growing and
Committee nominations
Nominations for board positions with several Pacific Northwest fruit industry groups will be held during
What changes will you make in 2012?
Many growers, particularly on the West Coast, didn’t have enough workers to pick their fruit
Doubleday has broad interests
Oliver Doubleday tosses a Gala apple in the air as he explains that U.K. supermarkets
Jones of Washington
Jack, left, and Greg Jones moved the Jones of Washington winery from Quincy
Nothing average about Jones
The tasting room for Jones of Washington wines has no Mediterranean architecture, marble floor,
Making wines in a big way
Pinot Grigio grapes are being crushed. White and red grapes are received and crushed in
Strange times
Robert Stearns of Kelowna is cutting his apple trees because he can't afford to replant
Trouble on the Double Z
Roxanne Bell photographs a Double Z ranch foreman who is peering through the steel fence—just
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Fruit fan Jesse James Botha enjoys reading the Good Fruit Grower at his grandfather’s home
Last Bite–Fuji, a world-class apple
Fuji proved to be more difficult to grow and pack than Grady Auvil imagined. Fuji
Rood stays up-to-date
Many fruit growers know Paul Rood. The Covert, Michigan, fruit grower is a frequent traveler
Peach breeder Dick Okie retiring
After 30 years breeding peaches for the South—15 in the Prince series alone—W.R. (Dick) Okie
Quality wine by the glass
James Martin spent two years converting the ground flour of the old flour mill into
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Dawson Moore loves apples. Apple fan Dawson Moore, pictured on his first birthday last fall,
Everything about PEACHES
Desmond Layne’s work in peach cultivar evaluation means tasting a lot of peaches. “It’s a
Mr. Peach
Chalmers Carr III is active in the South Carolina peach industry, as well as his
Titan Farms
Amancio Palma, right, manages the huge crew of more than 400 H-2A workers who work
Cover boy comes to terms with fame
Fruit fan Sam Kirby, now 18, was about three when Peter Marbach photographed him. It’s
Apples for every taste
As well as growing fresh apples, Jack Feil grows cider apples, including Hewes Crab, a
Varieties that are changing the peach industry
The New Jersey Peach Festival has been held in July for the past 25 years,
There’s a home for unwanted fruit
Northwest Harvest gleaning volunteers show plums that they picked for a western Washington food bank.
Manager ready to tackle real problems
Dr. James Susaimuthu, program manager of the Fruit Tree Clean Plant Center at Prosser, Washington,
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Allan Baugher wins Maryland hort award The Maryland State Horticultural Society gave Allan Baugher of
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Jim and Rose King, at left, and John and Betsy King, right, pose with their
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John Carter crowned king The Dalles, Oregon, cherry grower John Carter was named 2010 Cherry
Education for migrant families
Coordinators of a migrant education program in Yakima, Washington, are hoping that fruit growers will
Running ladders
Dear Good Fruit Grower: Many thanks for running the article on my Running Fruit Ladders
Stepping aside
Tedd Wildman is busy loading grapes during harvest. It would be easier to list the
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Michelle Moyer, the new viticultural extension specialist for Washington State, visits vineyards in Oppenheim, Germany.
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Silver Apple Organic grower and consultant Dain Craver of Royal City received the Washington State
Growing new grape leaders
In recent years, the annual meeting of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers has
Passion for research
Cherries, with their sensitivity to rain at harvest time and market swings, are one of
New owner at Lamont Fruit Farm
Rod Farrow, who has worked for and with George Lamont for 30 years, took
Large art for small farms
An illustration of what John Maher’s ladder artwork will look like. Artist John Maher of
Farmworker becomes WINERY OWNER
Sergio and Kristy Martinez have partnered with their son and daughter-in-law to establish Martinez and
Lofty goals
Andrew and Monica Martinez are the drivers behind the Martinez and Martinez Winery. Martinez and
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Oregon State University hires research assistant Preston Brown has been appointed research assistant at OSU’s
Last Bite–The Scandinavians
After the Northern Pacific Railroad completed its line through Washington State’s Yakima Valley in the
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A must-read Dear Good Fruit Grower: Expanding your editorial staff to include Richard Lehnert is
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Scharlau joins grape board Vicky Scharlau, executive director of the Washington Association of Wine Grape