Good Fruit Grower

March 1

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www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower MARCH 1, 2016 39 Farm worker training workshops scheduled T he Washington State Tree Fruit Association is host- ing a series of educational training workshops for farm workers in collaboration with its industry partners: Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), Washington State University Extension and sponsors. The sessions are intended for Spanish speakers, but if English-speaking registrants reach 50 percent of the class, additional classes will be added in English. The sessions are scheduled as follows: —March 1: WPS Hands-On Training for Pesticide Handlers at the Washington Apple Commission, 2900 Euclid Ave., Wenatchee, Washington (WSDA/L&I). —March 11: Spray Application Equipment Best Management Practices at Washington State Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, 1100 Western Ave., Wenatchee (WSDA/WSU Extension). —March 22: Recall Ready – Holiday Inn Downtown, 802 E. Yakima Ave., Yakima, Washington (United Fresh). —March 23: Recall Ready – Confluence Technology Center, 285 Technology Center Way, Wenatchee (United Fresh). For more information, please contact Joanne Thomas at 509-665-9641 or visit www.wstfa.org/events-calendar. Cherry Day in California T he California Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation, California Cherry Advisory Board and California Cherry Export Association will hold Cherry Day on Wednesday, March 2, in Stockton, California. The program includes a panel of speakers on a variety of subjects of interest to California cherry growers. The event is being held at the Waterloo Gun and Bocce Club at 4343 N. Ashley Lane in Stockton. Good to Go For a complete listing of upcoming events, check the Calendar at www.goodfruit.com March March 1-2: Fruit Ripening & Ethylene Management Workshop, Davis, California, UC Davis Campus, postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Education/fruitripening. March 2: Cherry Day, Stockton, California, sponsored by the California Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation, California Cherry Advisory Board and California Cherry Export Association. March 14: New Technology in Apple Scab and Fire Blight Management, Hyde Park, New York, www.redtomato.org/summit. Orchard-Rite ® PRODUCT REVIEW "One year after I watched my neighbor save most of his apple crop with Orchard-Rite ®wind machines (while I lost three quarters of mine), I decided I should do something on my farm to help ensure that I have fruit to sell every year. I purchased three Orchard-Rite ® wind machines and placed them where I had good trees but couldn't set good crops because of frost. One year the tart cherry orchard where I have a machine that covers the lower two-thirds of the orchard yielded 3 times more cherries than the one-third of the orchard that was not covered. That one machine in that one year paid for itself and half of another.We were able to raise the temperature 4 to 5 degrees (Fahrenheit). We have since added four more machines. With Orchard-Rite ® wind machines we are able to have a more consistent crop from the top of the tree to bottom every year on both apples and cherries. We are very pleased with the service we get on the wind machines. The Superior Wind Machine Service guys give them the once-over every year, keeping them in top-notch condition for the upcoming season!" -- Bob Bush Bush's Apples New Era, MI "With Orchard-Rite® wind machines we are able to have a more consistent crop from the top of the tree to bottom every year on both apples and cherries." 6919 Kra Avenue Caledonia, MI 49316 Phone: 616-971-8177 Fax: 616-971-8178 McDougall & Sons, Inc., in partnership with Columbia Marketing International, is the exclusive licensee of the PLANT IMPROVEMENT CO. LTD (PICO) to grow and market the Ambrosia™ apple variety in the United States. Under the terms of this exclusive agreement, all Ambrosia™ tree plantings and treestock propagation or topworking to Ambrosia™ in the U.S. for 2005 and forward is prohibited. For further information, please contact Tyler McDougall McDougall & Sons, Inc. 305 Olds Station Road Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-662-2136 ATTENTION AMBROSIA™ GROWERS

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