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Rears Airblast Sprayers POWERBLAST Interchangeable axial flow fans to match blade pitch and air volume to your application and horsepower. Electric fan clutch Rears Constant Velocity Hitch powers through 90° turns Rears centrifugal pump and Rears gearbox: manu- factured by Rears for more than 40 years. Simple pressure adjustment to maintain accurate calibration in different row spacings. This is a time tested design for a wide range of applications. Automatic Rate Controller Option • Enter different row spacings: the controller automatically maintains your rate per acre. • Compensates for changes in ground speed. 400 gallon TTN profile Powerblast GOOD TO GO For a complete listing of upcoming events, check the Calendar at www.goodfruit.com. SEPTEMBER September 5–7 Asia Fruit Logistica and Asiafruit Congress, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. Contact Claudia Bach by e-mail claudia@gp-events.com or by telephone +49 30 3038 2373, or go online to www.asiafruitlogistica.com. September 26-28 Macfrut, an international fresh fruit and vegetable exhibition, will be held in Cesena, Italy. For more information, visit www.macfrut.com. OCTOBER October 25 2012 Fall Technology Research Review sponsored by Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission. Cattlemen's Association Building, Ellensburg, Washington. For more information, call (509) 665-8271, Ext 2, or go to www.treefruit research.com. October 26–28 Variable pitch fans available in 28" & 36" dia. 100 - 600 gallon units with tank profiles for your application. Rears Constant Velocity Hitch available for most Pul-Blast models Piston actuated diaphragm pump or Rears centrifugal pump. Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. For more information, go to www.pma.com/freshsummit NOVEMBER November 3–11 Mechanization and Tree Fruit in Italy and the EIMA/Interpoma exposition. Technical tour with WeCu, Inc. Contact Susan Pheasant, (509) 421-0358 or e-mail susan@wecuinc.com. November 15–17 Interpoma conference and trade show for cultivation, storage, and marketing of apples, Fiera Bolzano, Italy. Contact Alice Carnellini, +39-059-7863894, or go online to www.interpoma.it. 400 gallon wheel-well Pulblast • 52" outside tire width w/11Lx15 tires • adjustable width wheel centers Towers bring the nozzle closer to the spray target. Tower height and profiles to match your application. Tune air volume: adjustable air doors independently control target zones Match Rears' aggressive air delivery engineering to your application with Vertical Wall, Over-the-Row, or Grape Elbow towers. I Europeans to discuss production and marketing ndustry leaders from European apple-producing regions will discuss the economic situation and market trends during Interpoma 2012, an international trade show and congress scheduled for November 15–17 in Bolzano, Italy. Consumer demand for apples has been variable in Europe and has been affected by the economic crisis, according to Georg Kössler, president of the Alto Adige/South Tyrol Agricultural Apple Consortium in northern Italy. This year, however, the European crop is expected to be less than 10 million tons, which has led to some optimism about marketing prospects for the coming season. Kössler said Italy and Germany will remain the major markets for producers in the Alto Adige/South Tyrol region, but new markets are being explored in the Middle East, North Africa, and eastern Europe. Cooperatives in the Alto Adige/South Tyrol region have formed an alliance and are selling their apples in Russia and India under the trademark "From the Italian Alps." Dr. Des O'Rourke, agricultural economist with Belrose, Agricultural Equipment and Dealer information 800.547.8925 38 SEPTEMBER 2012 GOOD FRUIT GROWER Inc., in Pullman, Washington, will speak at Interpoma about global trends in apple production, marketing, and consumption. For more information, go to www.interpoma.it. www.goodfruit.com made in usausa made in PULBLAST Heavy Gauge Stainless Steel Construction Spray tank and all tank hardware Tower casement, shrouds, steps Manifolds, louvers, air doors Fan and blower housing

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• Feature: A plethora of pears: Repositorys mission is to collect, converse, characterize, and distribute.
• Feature: Curators choice: Joseph Postman selects 18 extraordinary pear cultivars from national collection.
• Feature: Cooperative effort defeats pest: Costs have declined along with pest populations.
• Feature: The clubs of Quebec: Apple growers in this Canadian province are tightly organized.
• Feature: Growers union give market power to Quebec growers
• Feature: Artic apples: Nonbrowning apples seek to clear next hurdle on way to market.
• Feature: Cherry Central is testing new drying technology: Dried cherries have been the major growth segments for tart cherries.
• Feature: Co-op launches management venture
• Organic replant challenge: As a small grower, Mike Brownfield has relied on direct sales to sustain his family farm, but there are other challenges.
• Diversity keeps the business profitable: Medium-sized grower Ray Fuller focuses on quality, not quantity.
• Sweet! New bait-might help cherry growers tackle bugs, birds, and botrytis.
• Large organic grower makes designer compost: Kyle Mathison says labor is the least sustainable part of his operation.
• Lake Chelan sparkles: Chelan is well situated to become Washington States bubbly region, says winery owner Julie Pittsinger.
• Methode champenoise: Chelan winery makes sparkling wine as its made in Champagne.
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