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38 The clean team
Workshops go on-site to warehouses to show
workers where pathogens may be hiding.
44 Outbreak aftermath
Researchers share what they learned from
Listeria contamination of caramel apples.
Good Point
5 The Age of the Pear
WSU's Amit Dhingra explains how new
challenges are bringing about a revolution
in the pear industry.
Good to Know
46 Fruit quality parameters
Researchers take a closer look at several
new tools used to measure fruit quality.
Departments
49 Good Deals
52 Good to Go
52 Advertiser Index
53 Classifieds
tJ mullinax/GooD Fruit Grower
Last Bite
54 Young grower
Q&A with Jared Gidley
of Parkdale, Oregon.
