Good Fruit Grower

May 15, 2017

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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER MAY 15, 2017 3 Centerpiece 20 The tartland of Washington How three Columbia Basin farms make Washington the third-leading tart cherry producing state. 22 'Unfortunate, fortunate mistake' Fire leads to new way of business for California cherry family. Cherries 8 What's hiding in your orchard? Researchers find viruses worth worrying about. 12 Disease detective Researcher hopes to improve detection of little cherry virus 2. 14 Make the most of your mulch Providing food for soil organisms helps to keep trees healthy. 20 How sweet it is Common sugar sours birds on cherries. 30 Under construction WSU sweet cherry breeding program prepares for new breeder. 32 Sweeter investment Analysis finds Sweethearts offer better return than Bings. 34 Open and closed research MSU researcher studies retractable roof on cherry block. 37 Old World pest, New World wary European Cherry Fruit Fly found in Ontario raises questions. www.goodfruit.com The essential resource for growers TJ MULLINAX/GOOD FRUIT GROWER Cherry pits fall from a custom rehydration and pitting machine into a discard bin at the Sunrise Fresh Dried Fruit and Nut Co. processing facility in Linden, California. Read about how Sunrise Fresh developed a new method for pitting and drying culled cherries on Page 22.

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