Good Fruit Grower

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 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. 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. Agricultural Equipment and Dealer information 800.547.8925 www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER OCTOBER 2012 23 made in usausa made in PHOTOS BY GERALDINE WARNER 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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• Affecting lives through education: Many scholarship recipients will be the first in their families to go to college.
• Big demand for cider: Cider apples can be grown in both cool an warmer climates
• Growing a cider culture: Washington State University has a leading cider research program.
• Raspberry harvester studied for cider apples: Cider apples are small, which makes them expensive to hand harvest.
• U.S. cider takes U.K. honors
• From bin to bottle: how hard cider is made
• Cider is cool
• The ciders of Quebec: In that part of Canada, apple cider is always what Americans call hard.
• Clobal apple outlook: Production is down in many countries, but China expects record crop.
• Apple pricing will be challenging this year
• Insect- resistant apple varieties: Resistant apple varieties could reduce the need for insecticides.
• Stinkbug biocontrol
• Fireblight expert retires: Larry Pusey discovered a biological control for fireblight.
• Looking for a bipartisan solution: Former Washington State candidate for governor argues that its time to support the politicians who support agriculture.
• Growing great learners: A preschool at Royal City, Washington, helps cultivate good students.
• Clean vines keep viruses out: A lot goes into assuring growers have access to clean plants.
• Strong demand for vines: Growers who havent planned ahead may have to compromise.
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