Good Fruit Grower

NTENTS 16 22 DEPARTMENTS 6 Good Job 46 Quick Bites 47 Good To Go 49 Good Deals 53 Advertiser Index 53 Classified 54 Last Bite Fameuse COLUMNS 32 Good to Know Irrigating cherry orchards efficiently Dr. Todd Einhorn www.goodfruit.com 40 Leafroller challenges cherry growers 41 Check at harvest for little cherry disease 42 Contain root growth 43 DNA test identifies pathogens in tainted foods GOOD GRAPE GROWER 44 Are Washington's Merlots 'Sideways'? Merlot's lagging sales are more a reflection of lack of marketing than of wine quality. Windscreen installation in cherry orchard near Desert Aire, Washington photo by phil hull, yakima, washiNgtoN ©2012 No reproductioN or display without writteN permissioN. www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER APRIL 1, 2012 5

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• Few alternatives to H- 2A program
• Watch asparagus and blueberries for labor trends
• Housing helps attract workers
• Will there be immigration reform after Novemeber?
• H- 2A basics: The program can stabilize your work force, but with costs, haedaches.
• Seasonal workers in Canada essential, but costly
• USA Farmers seek reform: Employers unite to push for reform of guest-worker program.
• Irrigation system pros and cons: No single system is right for everyone.
• How to irrigate efficiently
• Underground drip irrigation system serves two purposes: It disposes of wastewater and irrigates trees. two purposes: It disposes of wastewater and irrigates trees.
• WSU releases promising apple
• WSU clinic can diagnose crop ailments
• Rescue treatment for fireblight studied
• New York growers on alert for strep-resistant fireblight
• MCP alternative tested
• Brown marmorated stinkbug watch
• Eye-to-eye with consumers: Retail marketi shapes orchards and practices at Hollabaugh Bros.ng
• Aiming for efficiency in British Columbia
• From pie to health food: Tart cherry industry is gradually transforming its image.
• Good to know: Irrigating cherry orchards efficiently
• Leafroller challenges cherry growers
• Check at harvest for little cherry disease
• Contain root growth
• DNA test identifies pathogens in tainted foods
• Are Washingtons Merlots Sideways? Merlots lagging sales are more a reflection of lack of marketing than of wine quality
• Good Job
• Quick Bites
• Good To Go
• Good Deals
• Advertiser Index
• Classified
• Last Bite: Fameuse