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www.goodfruit.com FEATURES LABOR, ECONOMICS, EQUIPMENT 12 An educator who teaches hope Leo Garcia inspires Hispanic orchard workers. 16 An urgent plea for immigration reform The solution will come from both honoring laws and respecting rights. 18 Ladder falls top accident list 21 Positive trends for Bartletts 22 26 Calculating the value of biological control Part V: The multimillion-dollar-impact of integrated mite control Start working on health care now There are ways to manage how you will be affected by the health care regulations if you start soon enough. 34 28 30 32 Health care reform It���s mostly bad news for employers. Simple rules Eliminating complexity makes orchard work less confounding. Grower switches to mechanical thinning A Quebec grower finds that mechanical thinning does not promote fireblight. 16 34 18 36 New off-road emission standards coming 38 Five things to consider when buying a tractor Platform improves efficiency A machine originally designed for harvesting can be used to improve efficiency of many orchard tasks. 6 High-tech nursery cuts propagation time 8 Thin, thin, THIN! 11 47 www.goodfruit.com Thinning options Several chemicals are available for both bloom and postbloom thinning. Students tackle tree fruit issues GOOD FRUIT GROWER APRIL 1, 2013 3