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GOOD TO GO For a complete listing of upcoming events, check the Calendar at www.goodfruit.com. Lake Ontario fruit tour T he Lake Ontario Summer Fruit Tour is scheduled for August 3. It will feature super spindle, tall spin- dle, and vertical axe apple planting systems, equip- ment innovations for improving labor efficiency, new pest management technology, fertigation, weed management, and growing sweet cherries in Orleans and Niagara counties in western New York. About 250 growers are expected to join Cornell University researchers and extension educators on the tour, which starts at 7:45 a.m. at Lamont Fruit Farm (Rod Farrow) near Waterport. The tour moves on to the Appleton area, visiting Staples Fruit Farm (Tom Staples), Russell Farms (Peter Russell), and Jesson Farm (Mark Russell and Jill MacKenzie), and then goes to New Royal Orchards (Alan, Tim, and Dennis Buhr) at Gasport. A sponsored barbecue lunch will be served at Russell Farms, where platforms are used in both high-density and lower-density plantings. The tour is free, but visitors must preregister. Call (585) 798-4265, extension 26, or e-mail krh5@cornell.edu. AUGUST August 2 Washington State Horticultural Association Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament, Chelan, Washington. To donate raffle items, e-mail lynette@wahort.org. August 3 Lake Ontario Summer Fruit Tour, starting at 7:45 a.m. at Lamont Fruit Farm near Waterport. Visits to several western New York orchards are scheduled in the tour, which includes a sponsored barbecue lunch. The tour is free, but visitors must preregister. Call (585) 798-4265, extension 26, or e-mail krh5@cornell.edu. August 10 Washington State University organic orchard floor management field tour in apple blocks near Quincy, Washington, starting at 2:00 p.m. View the second year of the trials, hear results, and discuss future research directions. Contact David Granatstein, e-mail granats@wsu.edu, or phone (509) 663-8181, extension 222, for details. Now’s The Time To Sample! Leaf Analysis shows •Tree structure responding to optimal or stressed conditions •Nutrient uptake relative to healthy/ damaged cambium •Relationship to carbohydrate supply Fruit Analysis shows •Fruit mineral accumulation levels •Potential for storage disorders •Data for optimum storage segregation 3019 GS Center Road 1008 W. Ahtanum Road, #2 Wenatchee, WA 98801 Union Gap, WA 9890 509-662-1888 • 800-545-4206 • 509-452-7707 www.cascadeanalytical.com 52 AUGUST 2011 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com