Good Fruit Grower

CONVENTION SPECIAL: THE BIG ISSUE DECEMBER 2012 www.goodfruit.com VOL. 63, NO. 17

• Cover Story
• Information is key
• Five tree fruit trends
• Transition brings uncertainty
• The no-family dilemma
• Borton Fruit turns 100
• High-density cherry orchard economics
• Cherry enterprise budgets available
• Tart cherries as berries
• The back story for tart cherries
• Over-the-row harvest research
• How long can Honeycrisp prices last?
• High yields are critical
• Nursery trees are selling fast
• Reds not dead
• High-density economics for apples
• Prune peaches for size
• Salish launched for British Columbia
• Farm labor solution is critical
• Washington State-Chile partnership
• Worried about labor
• Blueberry explosion
• Light brown apple moth eradication unlikely
• New orchid research structures in Michigan
• Cherry research needed in Washington State
• Ancient Lakes is newest Washington State AVA
• The best clone for Washington State
• Not your typical nursery
• Good job
• Quick bites
• Good to go
• Good stuff
• Good deals
• Advertiser Index
• Classifieds
• Last Bite Coxs Orange Pippin
• Good Point - Real estate activity by region
• Good Point - Cherry and stone fruit project assessment