Good Fruit Grower

40 SEPTEMBER 2017 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com New book goes in-depth on cherries C herries: Botany, Production and Uses is a new book recently published by the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International. The book was written by José Quero Garcia of INRA, an agricultural research institute in Bordeaux, France, with help from Amy Iezzoni and Gregory Lang of Michigan State University and Joanna Pulawska of the Research Institute of Horticulture in Skierniewice, Poland. The book, 550 pages and costing $205, covers the genetics, ecophysiology, production, protection and uses of cherries and presents up-to-date scientific data and applied information. The book can be found on Amazon or www.cabi.org/cabebooks. Ag equipment company Jackrabbit buys SHuR Farms J ackrabbit, an agricultural equipment manufacturer based in Ripon, California, has purchased SHuR Farms, a maker of frost-protection machines. SHuR Farms, located in Colton, California, makes the Cold Air Drain frost-protection machine. It uses fluid dynamics to help growers avoid frost damage in pome fruit, stone fruit, grapes, citrus and more. Jackrabbit's products include the Prune-Rite, a self-propelled prun- ing platform, and CO Jack rodent control equipment. For more information, contact Danny Thomas at danny@jackrabbit.bz or 209-373-9932. MeasureTek releases software suite M easureTek has released a fully integrated moni- toring and control software suite, MTx, designed to conserve labor, water, inputs and money by limiting the movement of water, fertilizer and chemicals below the active root zone. MTx provides web-based control of irrigation valves (wired and wireless), pumps and irrigation schedules. The system provides actionable and usable infor- mation for both basic and advanced users for real-time decision making. With 27 years of experience, MeasureTek is an industry leader in agricultural monitoring and control, providing full-service system engineering focused on agricultural SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition). For more information, contact John Hubbard at jhubbard@measuretek.com or 541-928-6902. New nozzle extensions for Dramm foggers T he Dramm Corporation has introduced an optional nozzle extension for its line of TracFog PTO-driven fog systems. The extensions allow the fogger to treat individual Quonset greenhouses from the doorway just by driving alongside. The nozzles, which can be swapped in minutes, also allow the unit to be used in gutter-connected or individ- ual greenhouses quickly. More information is available at www.dramm.com. BioSafe releases improved insecticide B ioSafe Systems has released a new formulation of its AzaGuard insecticide/nematicide. The change happened after one of the product's former inert ingredients was placed on a watch list by the Environmental Protection Agency. The result, according to the company, is a more sustainable botanical insecticide that is also highly effective. For more information or a copy of the updated AzaGuard label, contact BioSafe Systems at 888-273- 3088 or www.biosafesystems.com GOOD STUFF A selection of the latest products and services for tree fruit and grape growers GOOD TO GO For a complete listing of upcoming events, check the Calendar at www.goodfruit.com SEPTEMBER September 26-28: UC Davis Fresh-cut Produce: Maintaining Quality and Safety Workshop, Davis, California, postharvest.ucdavis.edu/workshops. The essential resource El recurso esencial, en Español More information at goodfruit.com/journalism-fellowship-at-gfg/ We're hiring! Bilingual journalism fellowship Help us create and edit new content for an underserved community in the tree fruit industry during our nine-month paid fellowship. What we're looking for • Expert-level uency in Spanish and English. • Bachelor's degree or higher in journalism, or relevant eld. • Excellent writing and editing skills, in Spanish and English. • Familiarity with integration of content for print and digital. • Proven ability to juggle deadlines and work as part of a team. • Experience communicating to a Spanish-speaking audience.

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