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GOOD DEALS GOOD DEALS… products and services for progressive growers NURSERY STOCK CopenHaven Farms Nursery CopenHaven Quality Oregon-Grown Rootstock & Seedlings for Fruit, Flowering, and Shade Trees. Since 1982, Specializing in Apple, Cherry, Plum, and Pear Rootstock. email: copenhavenfarms@comcast.net www.copenhavenfarms.com 12990 SW Copenhaven Road • Gaston OR PH 503-985-7161 • FAX 503-985-7876 PEST MANAGEMENT Natural Control from BIRD DAMAGE Simply install a Kestrel nesting box in your orchard for Nuisance birds change their flight patterns to avoid the Kestrel falcon! Call Ben: www.orchardguard.com • bsdover@msn.com NURSERY STOCK Banning ORCHARDS & NURSERY M.7/M.26/M.9 EMLA BUD 9 M.9 NAKB T-337 NIC® 29 PAJAM 2® GENEVAS Quality Fruit Trees Best trees! 2012-201 NO fees! 3 like our rootstock, our service will grow on you. all fruit tree rootstock is oregon certified virus free. canby, oregon NEW see all of our offerings, plus availabilities, at www.willamettenurseries.com 503-263-6405 Toll Free 1-800-852-2018 APPLES APRICOTS CHERRIES NECTARINES PEACHES PEARS PLUMS ORDER NOW 2012-2013 BENCH GRAFTS or FINISHED TREES Representing leading nurseries cell: 509-961-7383 e-mail: mbarr5@aol.com From Grower to Grower MARK BARRETT TREE SALES WE'VE GOT YOUR INDUSTRY COVERED! MISCELLANEOUS Orchard Ladder Repair 509-669-1259 or 669-2822 We Pick Up and Deliver Serving All EasternWA Since1980 • Tallman Authorized Factory Service Center • www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER ADS REALLY WORK! Still available for 2012 delivery: ® 800.654.5854 www.davewilson.com GFG BOOKSHELF Sign up for the FREE eFlash GFG Newsletter. Be informed with the latest tree fruit industry news, including trends, marketing, research, and growing technology. Fill out the form at goodfruit.com All information kept confidential. One entry per person ONLY. Deadline for entry February 29, 2012 GOOD FRUIT GROWER FEBRUARY 15, 2012 41 We have over 55 years of experience in the nursery business. Now taking growing contracts for the following varieties: USPP #13,753 USPP #16,624 USPP #10104 USPP #7197 Most all rootstocks! 4000 Grant Road, East Wenatchee., WA 98802 509-884-7041 We Repair All Brands of Aluminum Ladders

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• Life without antibiotics: Fireblight can be controlled without them
• Building on biocontrols: Exploring alternative strategies for controlling fireblight
• Organic growers fear loss of antibiotics
• Manage resistance at the packing house: Using the same postharvest fungicide annually can lead to resistance of mold pathogens
• Learn to store Honeycrisp: High temperatures for the first week of storage reduces chilling injuries
• Dealing with carbon dioxide sensitivity
• New fungicides benefit from lessons of beniate
• Strategies for controlling bacterial spot in peaches
• Exports boost pear returns
• Access to China is near: China and the United States are working towards a reciprocal agreement for pears
• Contractors are a source of workers
• A flair for selling fruit: Young growers bring new energy to eastern orchards
• New generation finds marketing niche
• Grape diseases drag down wine quality: Merlot wines from diseased fruit were lower anthocyanins, phenoilics, tannins, and alcoholl
• Be prepared for grape powdery mildew
• Bunch rot, a different beast
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