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FEATURES ORCHARD EQUIPMENT 22 Handy apps 24 Make every drop count Simple changes can greatly improve spray application. 28 Are you the employer of choice? Apple producers look to mechanization to maximize labor. 36 Electric orchard equipment IRRIGATION 26 Microsprinklers for frost protection 32 Watershed moment Urban Eberhart has devoted his lifetime to water issues. 34 Integrated water plan moves forward 8 Going out strong Columbia Basin Nursery is selling its last trees. 12 Growers' ally Tim Smith has always worked with the growers' interests in mind. 14 Growers benefit from Smith's work Tim Smith's research has put money back in growers' pockets. 38 Cherry marketer finds his niche Jesus Aguilar helps growers add value to their crops. 40 Reducing food safety risk at every opportunity 42 Angled or upright orchard systems? Growers and researchers weigh in. 46 Spreading shoots or branches of young apple trees 50 Grow it, then crop it Let Honeycrisp grow. 52 Choose the right rootstock for Honeycrisp 4 APRIL 1, 2014 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com 8 CO