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Also in this issue
44 Ambrosia surge
Marketing minds meet their apple match
with increasing number of varieties.
48 Costs and yields
Modern orchards and new technology can
potentially reduce production costs.
52 How to attract workers
No matter how nice of an operation
you run, money always talks.
54 Passing on the farm
Farm family coach offers advice
for succession planning.
Last Bite
62 Young grower
Q&A with Washington grower Nick Mackay.
Departments
5 Quick Bites
56 Good Deals
60 Good Stuff
61 Advertiser Index
61 Classifieds
tJ mulliNax/Good Fruit Grower
"I got my introduction
into vineyard work when
I was 12 years old."
—Nick Mackay
