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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER MAY 1, 2017 5 Look who won our iPad prize! C ongratulations to Lupe Ruiz, shown here with Managing Editor Casey Corr. Lupe is the winner of Good Fruit Grower's annual iPad drawing. Lupe and her husband, Rogelio, grow apples and cherries on a 70-acre farm in Sunnyside, Washington, that they've owned since 1992. Entries for the drawing were collected at hort shows this past winter. To everyone who entered, thanks for participating — try again next winter! OSU's Extension Center in Hood River has new director S teve Castagnoli has been named director of Oregon State University's Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Hood River, Oregon. He assumed the position April 1. Castagnoli is an associate professor in OSU's Department of Horticulture and has been an extension faculty member for almost 17 years. Scientists at MCAREC specialize in research important to pear, cherry and apple growers. The mission is for research scientists and extension faculty to develop a solid base of objective scientific infor- mation that addresses the needs of the fruit industry of Oregon as well as the Pacific Northwest. PHOTO COURTESY OF WILBUR-ELLIS Gator Give-A-Way winner is from Brewster, Washington C ongratulations to Preet Sidhu, left, of Brewster, Washington, winner of the John Deere Gator Give-A-Way co-sponsored by Good Fruit Grower and Wilbur-Ellis. Sidhu was recently presented his new Gator by Zach Steele, right, North Cascades sales representative for Wilbur-Ellis. Sidhu, a Good Fruit Grower reader, is the winner of a drawing from the annual meet- ing in December of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association. "Congratulations to Preet and our thanks to Wilbur-Ellis for doing this fun event with us for growers," said Casey Corr, Good Fruit Grower managing editor. QUICK BITES People and industry in the news. Read more Fresh Updates at goodfruit.com/fresh-updates TJ MULLINAX/GOOD FRUIT GROWER Steve Castagnoli cameronnursery.com 1261 Ringold Rd., PO Box 300 • Eltopia, WA 99330 We ship nationwide, so please call for price and availability! CONTRACTS for 2017 and beyond! Custom Contracted Apple, Cherry & Pear Trees ➱ TOP QUALITY ➱ VIRUS TESTED ➱ VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING HIGHEST QUALITY FRUIT TREES ! Call for: • TREES • ROOTSTOCK • INTERSTEMS • BENCH GRAFTS • SLEEPING EYES • ROYALTIES TIME TO PLAN! 2018 Sleeping Eyes 2019 Rootstock Needs 2020 Tree Needs STACY GILMORE 509-266-4669 Stacy Gilmore • cnsales@fastmail.com