December 2012 Issue

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Convention Special – The Big Issue

Featured stories about orchard economics, apples, cherries and blueberries appear in this issue.

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Nursery trees are selling fast

Over-the-row research

Salish launched in B.C.

Farm labor solution critical

GAO report documents, but doesn’t fix, H-2A

The dark side of Honeycrisp

Cherries as berries

The back story

How long can this last?

Good Point: Real estate activity by region

Yields are critical

Cherry enterprise budgets available

Members of the Borton family currently involved in the business are (left to right): Andy Birley (fourth generation), Katie (Borton) Birley (fourth), John Borton (third), Richard Borton (second), Eric Borton (fourth), Bill Borton (third), Byron Borton (fourth). Inset: Founder Byron Sarver Borton (far right) and three sons (right to left) Byron E., John Richard, and Don, 1940s.

Borton Fruit turns 100

Cherry economics

Use AgProfit to customize data

High-density cherry orchard economics

Transition brings uncertainty

The no-family dilemma

Tips for succession planning

Information is key

High-density economics

Good Point

Organic trade association seeks input

Cherry research needed

Cost of growing Reds

Factors affecting profit

Prune for size

Newest AVA

The best clone for Washington

Not your typical nursery

Last Bite: Cox pipped out by Gala

Blueberry grower tries new methods

Washington-Chile partnership

Red’s not dead

Worried about labor

Blueberry explosion

Eradication not likely

New research orchard structures

Land is scarce and costly