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August 1

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www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower AUGUST 2015 7 Michigan apple crop estimate slightly down from last year M ichigan apple growers and processors estimated the state's total apple crop this season at 22.5 million bushels when they met in late June for the Fruit Crop Guesstimate organized by the 14 processor mem- bers of the Michigan Frozen Fruit Packers Association. That would be slightly down from last year's 23.8 million bushels. New York's Premier Apple Cooperative, which also released its estimate in June, put Michigan production at 24 million bushels, New York's at 27.5 million, and Washington's at 165 million (including both fresh and processed). The cooperative estimated the total U.S. apple crop at 259 million bushels, down 3 percent from last year; the eastern crop at 53.8 million, down 2 percent; the Midwestern crop (which includes Michigan) at 29.5 mil- lion bushels, up 5 percent; and the western crop at 176.3 million bushels, down 5 percent. Both New York and Michigan expected to have shorter crops this year because of freezes in May, during full bloom. Cashmere student attends USDA AgDiscovery program E mma Brunner, the 14-year-old daughter of Cashmere, Washington, orchardists Adam and Nicole Brunner, was among students selected to attend the U.S. Department of Agriculture's AgDiscovery summer outreach program this year. The program, administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is designed to help teenagers learn about careers in plant and animal science, wildlife management, and agribusiness. Brunner, a ninth-grader at Cashmere High School, attended a course at South Carolina State University. "It was very beneficial," she said, "especially learn- ing about other fields like chemicals and engineering. Agriculture's not just about driving tractors and milking cows." After graduating from school, she hopes to work on developing environ- mentally friendly pest man- agement methods. For more informa- tion about the program go to www.aphis.usda.gov/ agdiscovery. McGrath heads Ag Forestry S heryl McGrath has been appointed to succeed Dave Roseleip as presi- dent of the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation. Roseleip retired at the end of June after a 30-year career with the foundation, which operates a two-year leadership development program for people in agri- culture and forestry. The program involves in-state seminars on a variety of topics and national and international study tours. McGrath grew up in Spokane, Washington, where the foundation is based, and earned her master's degree in interdisciplinary studies from Eastern Washington University. New president at Holtzinger D ave Henze has been appointed president of Holtzinger Fruit Company in Yakima, Washington, to succeed David Lawrence. Henze has more than 18 years of experience in the food business and was most recently in charge of sales and marketing in the foodservice division of Idahoan Foods in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was previ- ously general manager for Simmisco Foods, an avoca- do-products supplier based in Boise, Idaho, and owned by Mission Produce and the JR Simplot Company. Commission hires Huber L indsey Huber has joined the Washington Apple Commission staff in Wenatchee as export mar- keting coordinator. Huber earned a degree in agribusiness with a minor in international business from Washington State University in 2006. She worked as a sales specialist and Disney mar- keting coordinator with L & M Companies in Selah, Washington, for three years. Before joining the commission in May, she was a broker with Ag Grower Sales in East Wenatchee. Emma Brunner Sheryl McGrath Lindsey Huber Dave Henze About Plant Patents… The following varieties are protected under United States Plant Patent Law. 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