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GOOD JOB Silver apple For the full stories, go to www.goodfruit.com People page. Call for: • TREES • ROOTSTOCK • INTERSTEMS • BENCH GRAFTS • SLEEPING EYES • ROYALTIES J im McFerson, manager of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commis- sion for the past 12 years, received the Washington State Horticultural Associ- ation's silver apple award. After earning a doctor- ate in plant breeding and genetics from the Univer- sity of Wisconsin in 1982, Dr. McFerson worked as a vegetable breeder for a seed company. He was research geneticist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Serv- ice at Cornell University in Geneva, New York, from 1989 until joining the Research Commission. Presenting the award, retiring Hort Association presi- dent West Mathison said McFerson headed the develop- ment of the Washington Tree Fruit Technology Roadmap, which became a successful national effort to attract more federal funding for research on specialty crops, including tree fruits. s Silver pear P TOP QUALITY VIRUS TESTED VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING CONTRACTS FOR 2013, 2014 Custom Contracted Apple, Pear, Cherry & Peach Trees A TIMELY REMINDER: •Time to order rootstocks for 2013 dormant eyes and 2014 trees. Paul Tvergyak: 509-669-0689 ptvergyak@genext.net We ship nationwide, so please call for price and availability! 509/662-6931 www.cameronnursery.com 1261 Ringold Rd., PO Box 300 • Eltopia, WA 99330 6 JANUARY 1, 2012 GOOD FRUIT GROWER D ear industry leader Dick Woodin, who is president of Congdon Orchards, Inc., in Yakima, Washington, received the Hort Association's Silver Pear Award. He has been a director of the Pear Bureau Northwest since 2004 and served on the Fresh Pear Committee from 2005 to 2009. He was chair of both organizations from 2007 to 2009. He has also served as president of the Yakima Valley Growers-Shippers Association. Kevin Moffitt, president of the Pear Bureau Northwest, has described Woodin as a visionary and strong chairman with a balanced approach to issues of importance to the industry. s Women's leadership, science r. Kate Evans, apple and pear breeder with Washing- ton State University in Wenatchee, received the Women's Leadership Through Science Award from the Washington State Horticultural Association. Evans joined WSU in 2008 with the principle role of leading the apple breeding program, but is also collabo- rating nationally and internationally. She began working as an apple and pear breeder at East Malling Research in the United Kingdom in 1992 after receiving a doctorate in plant molecular biology from Durham University. s Women's leadership, service H eather Hansen, executive director of Washington Friends of Farms and Forests since 1997, received the Women's Leadership Through Service Award. She serves on the steering committee of Growers for ESA Transparency (GET), a coalition of growers throughout the western United States committed to improving the consultation process for the Endangered Species Act. Hansen also manages her own government-relations firm specializing in agricultural, natural resource, and tax issues at the state and federal levels. She serves on the advisory board of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, which promotes collaborative approaches to policy development and dispute resolution, and is a member of Washington State University's Ag Kitchen Cabinet. s Heather Hansen Kate Evans Dick Woodin Jim McFerson Harold Ostenson www.goodfruit.com HIGHEST QUALITY FRUIT TREES !