Good Fruit Grower

NTENTS DEPARTMENTS 6 In The Box 8 22 COLUMNS 20 Good to Know WA 2 update Ines Hanrahan, Tom Auvil, and Kate Evans 30 Good to Know Assessing new cherry varieties Lynn Long WEB EXTRAS Go to www.goodfruit.com for the latest tree fruit industry news from GOOD FRUIT GROWER staff writers. www.goodfruit.com 40 Good to Go 41 Quick Bites 42 Good Deals 45 Advertiser Index 45 Classified 46 Last Bite Hunza apricot Orondo Ruby cherry harvest at G&C Farms, Orondo, Washington photo by johN marshall, weNatchee, washiNgtoN ©2012 No reproductioN or display without writteN permissioN. www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER JUNE 2012 5

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• A redder Honeycrisp
• New, New York apples go in the ground this spring: Growers hope for an apple like HoneyCrisp, but without the problems.
• Breeding focus turns to blush: A cherrys yellow skin comes from recessive genes.
• B.C. releases blush cherries
• DS 22 planned for this falls market: New apple from private breeder will be managed as a club variety
• Dream cherry has a dim future: Promising WSU blush cherry tree goes into decline after a few years.
• World awaits B.C. cherries: Cherry varieties developed at Summerland, B.C., are carefully managed.
• Pillars of agriculture: Key laws for American-style agriculture have 150-year birthdays.
• Land-grant pioneer: Michigan State University struggles to keep to the vision.
• Cornell still serves the public purpose
• More predictability with MCP on pears needed
• MCP results influenced by temperature
• Saving resources with EQIP
• Moscato madness: Washington wine industry should wait for the sweet wine phase to pass.
• Muscat planting on the rise
• In The Box
• Good to Go
• Quick Bites
• Good Deals
• Advertiser Index
• Classified
• Last Bite : Hunza apricot
• Good to Know: WA 2 update: Ines Hanrahan, Tom Auvil, and Kate Evans
• Good to Know: Assesing new cherry varieties- Lynn Long