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GOOD TO GO For a complete listing of upcoming events, check the Calendar at www.goodfruit.com. FEBRUARY February 14–17 Hudson Valley Commercial Fruit Growers' School, Kingston, Ulster County, New York. Information is available at http:// hudsonvf.cce.cornell.edu, or contact Mike Fargione, telephone (845) 691-7117; e-mail mjf22@cornell.edu. February 14–16 World Ag Expo, Tulare County Fairgrounds, Tulare, California. Go to www.worldagexpo.com for information. February 15–17 AgTools Academy for the Washington tree fruit industry— February 15 in Wenatchee, February 16, in Yakima, and February 17 in Pasco. To register, contact Clark Seavert at clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu or go to the Web site http://agtools.org. February 22 Northwest Pear Research Review, Confluence Technology Center, Wenatchee, Washington. Contact Kathy Schmidt, (509) 665-8271, ext. 2, or e-mail kathy@treefruitresearch.com. February 23 Grape Powdery Mildew Management Seminar, WSU Tri-Cities, Richland, Washington. Seminar will be broadcast to WSU- Prosser AgTech Conference room and WSU-Mt. Vernon. Contact Debbie Schwenson (509) 373-7224. February 23–25 Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Springfield, Illinois. February 23–25 Minnesota Grape Growers Association Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference, St. Paul Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. Paul, Minnesota. For information, go to www.mngrapegrowers.com. February 25 Grape Expectations, viticultural and enological symposium, Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, New Jersey. Contact Dr. Gary Pavlis, (609) 758-7311 or e-mail creamridge@aesop.rutgers.edu. MARCH March 1–2 B.C. Tree Fruit Horticultural Symposium, Kelowna Trinity Baptist Church, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. For information, go to www.bcfga.com. March 4–6 California Small Farm Conference, Hyatt Regency, Valencia, California. For information, call (831) 659-0436, or go to www.californiafarmconference.com. March 6 Michigan Spring Peach Update, Jordon G. Tatter Conference Center, Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center, Benton Harbor, Michigan. Contact Dr. Bill Shane, (269) 944- 1477, e-mail shane@msu.edu, or go to the Michigan Peach Sponsor Web site www.michiganpeach.org. March 24–31 Apples in New Zealand, technical tour with WeCu, Inc. Contact Susan Pheasant, (509) 421-0358 or e-mail susan@wecuinc.com. Free PACA webinar The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offer- ing a free interactive webinar on February 22 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (eastern time) to review the federal Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) that facilitates fair trad- ing practices in the marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegeta- bles in interstate and foreign com- merce. John Koller of USDA's PACA division will discuss interpreting inspection certificates, proper acceptance and rejection of pro- duce, and avenues to resolve con- flicts. Registration is required for the free webinar. Visit the Web site http://bit.ly/Apwmmi to register. A Growing Legacy Since 1816 Avoid the Orchard of No Return Replant disease can take the profit out of any orchard. Soil fumigation services offered by Trident manage replant disease and other soil-borne pathogens. Trident offers custom applications of Telone® C17, Telone C35, and Pic-Clor 60. Winter is almost over, and planting time is just around the corner. Give us a call for your spring planting needs. Popular items are still available, call for more details. Soil Fumigation Specialists Serving the Northwest for 27 years orchardfumigation@tridentag.com Shawn Debi www.goodfruit.com Della NORTHWEST, WA: Tim Purcell..........Mobile 360-630-4285 EASTERN WASHINGTON: Robert Rauert....Mobile 509-728-2004 EASTERN WASHINGTON: Jason Rainer.......Mobile 509-731-5424 THE DALLES & HOOD RIVER, OR: David Sbur ..........Mobile 971-563-8848 GOOD FRUIT GROWER FEBRUARY 15, 2012 39 • Row and broadcast applications available • Specializing in tree fruit, hops, grape, berry, and nursery crops Telone® II, Telone C-17, and Telone C-35 are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Telone II, Telone C-17, Telone C-35, and Pic-Clor 60 are restricted-use pesticides.