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20 The platform potential
How to convince your employees
to let go of the ladders.
Harvest
8 Back with a better line
Packing house ravaged by wildfi re last summer
reopens just in time for early cherry harvest.
12 Homes and harvest
Farm labor housing complex in Oregon
struggles against federal loan stipulation.
Good Grape Grower
26 Rootworm is back
Eradicated in the early 1980s, troublesome pest has
returned to New York and Pennsylvania vineyards.
Good To Know
30 Certifi ed plants are
only the fi rst step
Growers need to monitor for virus in early years of
a "clean" vineyard for longevity and profi tability.
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