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44 FEBRUARY 15, 2015 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com BIRD CONTROL WILSON IS THE LEADER in custom bird netting programs for all types of crops. Full line of bangers and bird irritant items. Call 509-453-9983. NATURAL CONTROL. The Ameri- can Kestrel Falcon will give you LOW COST bird control. Call Ben at Orchard Guard: 509-910-6598, www.orchard- guard.com. BLUEBERRY PLANTS BLUEBERRY NURSERY STOCK. Our focus is customer success. Best variety selection. Plants available now. Impeccable service and grower s u p p o r t . F a l l C r e e k N u r s e r y , www.fallcreeknursery.com, 800-538- 3001. BLOSSOM THINNING INTERESTED IN having blossom-thin- ning done? FirmYield Pollen has a crew of trained pickers and is looking for locations in the south Kennewick/ Finley/Burbank, Mattawa, lower and upper Yakima Valley areas for cherry and pear orchards that would bene- fi t from being blossom-thinned. The labor is at no cost to you, and you receive a discount on any pollen you purchase from our company. If you are interested, please contact Scott at (509) 823-3235, or e-mail Scott@fi rm yield pollen.com EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL FRUIT orchard man- ager wanted. Crown Orchard Com- pany, located in central Virginia is looking for an experienced and highly motivated tree fruit orchard man- ager. The position involves all aspects of managing a commercial tree fruit production with the help of skilled support staff. Responsibilities will include managing and implementing crop protection programs, training and managing fi eld labor throughout the seasons. Executing an evolving food safety program will be key duties. Candidate will be highly organized and capable of multitasking. Profi ciency in English and Spanish will be expected. Please send résumé to, info@crown orchard.com. All inquiries handled with confi dentiality. ARE YOU A HIGH energy horticul- turist looking for a new opportunity? Minnesota's largest apple producer needs an orchard operations manager to help develop and implement our cultural care and harvest programs. The ideal applicant has formal edu- cation in pomology or related fi eld; hands on experience with labor man- agement; well developed bilingual communication skills; a can-do atti- tude; and a sense of humor. This is a salaried, year-round position with benefi ts. Pepin Heights is a vertically integrated grower, packer, shipper, and processor located along the bluffs of the beautiful Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota. Check us out at pepinheights.com. Contact Chet Miller, chet@pepinheights.com or Dennis Courtier, dennis@pepinheights. com, 651-345-2305 or 1-800-652-3779. ORCHARD MANAGER. Large fresh apple orchard company in Michigan with the latest varieties is looking for a highly motivated and experienced orchard manager. Must be practical and good at communicating, bilin- gual in English and Spanish would be a preference. Job description, but not limited to, spraying, tree systems, food safety, managing and training labor. References would be helpful if it does not expose confi dentiality. Once in a lifetime opportunity. Please send résumés confi dentially to Good Fruit Grower, Box 319, 105 S 18th St, Suite 217, Yakima WA 98901. EXTENDAY – Sales Representatives: For the Pacifi c Northwest with a back- ground in the fruit industry and with relevant sales experience. Outstand- ing relationship-building, technical know-how and customer service skills. Extenday is looking for someone keen to become an integral part of a profes- sional sales team and with the ability to develop and maintain working rela- tionships with growers, industry lead- ers and technical experts. For further information review Extenday jobs at Agcareers.com or contact Carolina at 509-834-2100 or email your cover let- ter and résumé to employment@exten day.com All inquiries are ensured of confi dentiality. EXTENDAY – Sales and Operations Manager: Based in Yakima, Washing- ton, with a background in fruit industry and with relevant operations and sales management experience. The position involves being responsible for manag- ing the Pacifi c Northwest operations and effectively leading and managing the area sales representatives. You will also be responsible for managing the company's warehouse/offi ce faculties and coordinating the company's activ- ities in the Pacifi c Northwest. We are looking for someone keen to become an integral part of a professional man- agement team and with the ability to develop and maintain working rela- tionships with growers, industry lead- ers and technical experts. For further information review Extenday jobs at Agcareers.com or contact Carolina at 509-834-2100 or email your cover letter and résumé to employment@extenday. com. All inquiries are ensured of confi - dentiality. EXTENDAY – Horticulturist: Based from our offi ce in Yakima, Washing- ton, with a background in Agriculture/ Horticulture Research and a Bache- lor's degree or higher in Biological Sci- ence. Extenday is looking for someone to coordinate our fi eld research with industry research organizations in the Pacifi c Northwest and to work with our sales team with technical product support and training. You will also be involved in our own field research, horticultural and engineering design projects and the ongoing testing of new products. For further information review Extenday jobs at Agcareers.com or contact Carolina at 509-834-2100 or email your cover letter and résumé to employment@extenday.com. All inqui- ries are ensured of confi dentiality. SEEKING A HIGHLY motivated experi- enced commercial tree fruit grower for a northeastern apple orchard. Experi- ence should be with high density plant- ing, irrigation and managing a large farm staff. Responsibilities include managing and implementing crop protection programs and training and managing fi eld labor throughout the season. Must have current pesticide license, two references and a history of success growing apples on the east coast. Please send résumés to apple farmmanager@gmail.com. EXTENDAY – Warehouse Person: For our warehouse/offi ce based in Yakima, Washington with relevant warehouse and logistics experience. Ability to drive a forklift, maintain accurate stock control and interface with custom- ers are key requirements. Extenday is looking for someone keen to become an integral part of a professional team and maintain working relationships with our sales people, head offi ce staff and transport providers. The position is reporting to the warehouse manager who is also based in Yakima. For fur- ther information review Extenday jobs at Agcareers.com or contact Carolina at 509-834-2100 or email your cover let- ter and résumé to employment@exten day.com. All inquiries are ensured of confi dentiality. EXTENDAY – Horticulturist: Based from our offi ce in Selma, California, with a background in Agriculture/ Horticulture Research and a Bache- lor's degree or higher in Biological Sci- ence. Extenday is looking for someone to coordinate our fi eld research with industry research organizations in California and to work with our sales team with technical product support and training. You will also be involved in our own fi eld research, horticultural and engineering design projects and the ongoing testing of new products. For further information review Exten- day jobs at Agcareers.com or contact Carolina at 509-834-2100 or email your cover letter and résumé to employ ment@extenday.com. All inquiries are ensured of confi dentiality. EXTENDAY – Sales Representatives: For California with a background in the fruit industry and with relevant sales experience. Outstanding relation- ship-building, technical know-how and customer service skills. Extenday is looking for someone keen to become an integral part of a professional sales team and with the ability to develop and maintain working relationships with growers, industry leaders and technical experts. For further informa- tion review Extenday jobs at Agcareers. com or contact Carolina at 509-834- 2100 or email your cover letter and résumé to employment@extenday.com. All inquiries are ensured of confi denti- ality. 800-ACRE COMMERCIAL apple orchard in South-Central PA is look- ing for an experienced and highly motivated assistant farm manager. The position involves planning, orga- nizing, and coordinating activities pertaining to the production of apples including the implementation of crop protection programs, irrigation systems, supervising and training of pruning and harvesting, and main- taining records of such activities. Profi ciency in English and Spanish is expected. Please email cover letter and résumé to hr@rlorchard.com. LOWER VALLEY GROWER/Packer looking for field representative to work primarily in the Yakima/Benton County Area. Reply to Box 320, Good Fruit Grower, 105 S 18th St, Suite 217, Yakima WA 98901. ROYAL RIDGE Fruits, a leading man- ufacturer of frozen and dried fruit in Royal City, WA, is currently accepting applications for Chief Financial Offi - cer. Successful candidates need 7+ years of fi nancial management experi- ence, CPA preferred. Applicants must have strong team management, stra- tegic planning, and analytical skills. Royal Ridge Fruits provides com- petitive compensation and excellent benefi ts. Please submit a résumé via email to Kevin at kevin@smwireless.net before February 21st , 2015. ORCHARD AND ROW crop manager wanted. Looking for a highly moti- vated individual with a can-do atti- tude. Responsibilities include disease and pest management, irrigation, fer- tilization, weed management, prun- ing, and managing and working with the farm crew. Salary based on experi- ence. Housing possible. Send résumé to mountainmeadowsfarm@gmail. com. Check us out at www.mountain meadowsfarmtn.com PROGRESSIVE FRUIT grower in the Yakima area seeks an Assistant Man- ager. Crops: apples, pears, cherries, apricots, conventional and organic. Must be forward thinker and curious. Needs strong horticulture background. Comfortable with high tech computer side of farming, good people skills to manage crews, bilingual. Salary com- mensurate with experience. Reply to Box 321, Good Fruit Grower, 105 S 18 th St, Suite 217, Yakima WA 98901. EQUIPMENT REPAIR ALUMINUM ORCHARD LADDER re pair: We repair all brands of alumi- num ladders. Tallman factory author - ized. Call for drop-off locations or pick-up. 509-884-1750 or 509-669- 2822. FROST PROTECTION FROST OR FREEZE protection got you down? Warm up with AgHeat's propane heaters to protect your crops. Call or e-mail, agheat@gmail.com, 541-400-4875. www.agheat.com. FRUIT TREES STAN PETERSON FRUIT Tree Sales, has available 42 varieties of American Heirloom cider apples. Trees still avail- able from Hostetler Farms. 231-499- 9292, stan@fruit-treesales.com. QUALITY TREES for quality growers, sales agent for Van Well Nursery and C&O Nursery. Mike Anderson, 509-952- 3538. FUMIGATION TRIDENT AGRICULTURAL Products, Inc., specializing in soil fumigation for orchards, vineyards, hops, berries, nurseries, and other crops. Hood River or The Dalles, 971-563-8848; Yakima and Wenatchee, 509-728-2004; Okan- ogan Valley and Columbia Basin, 509- 731-5424; Northwest Washington, 360-630-4285. Okanogan Valley, 509- 314-1970. CUSTOM ORCHARD Fumigation Re-plant ing? No job too small. Call now to schedule your applications. 509-687-9572. Serving all of Wash- ington. Visit us at CustomOrchard Fumigation.com. GRAFTING SALVADOR ZARAGOSA professional grafting, chip budding, and budding bench grafting. We guarantee 95% take. Mobile, 509-961-2986. PROFESSIONAL GRAFTING and ser- vice. Small and large acreage. 20 years' experience. Jose Mendez, 509-584- 0034 or (mobile) 509-949-1321. COATES GRAFTING COMPANY, spe- cializing in top working cherries. Over 35 years experience. Ken Coates, 509- 662-1882; 509-668-0262 (mobile). GRAFTING AND BUDDING supplies. Two types graft machines, waxes, bud- ding rubbers. Top of the line grafting knives, online www.wilsonirr.com, 509-453-9983. GARY McMONAGLE Grafting, growing for 30 years with over 20 million fi eld grafts of experience, including millions of chip buds and bench grafts. 509- 669-1686. ERNESTO ZAMORA, Professional Grafting. 15 years quality experience. Immediate and long-term satisfaction guaranteed. 509-689-0569 or 509-557- 5007. SCIONON®GRAFTING TOOLS get professional results and improved productivity. Exclusive distributor in the US/Canada. www.GraftingSystems .com. Matt Moser, toll free, 800-386- 5600. ARGO GRAFTING, accepting bench and fi eld grafting reservations for 2015. Call Mike Argo, go for quality. 509-952- 6593. ZAMORA'S GRAFTING. Many Central Washington growers satisfi ed with our unsurpassed results. Over 30 years experience. Contact Ramiro Zamora at 509-689-6932 or 509-733-2754. GROWER HOUSING SUPPLIES STURDY METAL BUNK beds and mat- tresses for H2-A farm worker housing. Two week lead time from order to delivery. Free on-site delivery with larger orders. Call Crown Furniture, Wenatchee, WA, 509-663-4814 or 509- 670-4011; fax 509-663-6326; or e-mail crown1@nwi.net today for a quote. ORCHARD LEASE WANTED LEASING FARMS? Dedicated and exper ienced farmer interested in leas- ing apple, cherry, and pear farms in eastern Washington. Call 509-480-2196 ORCHARD SUPPLIES WILSON IS YOUR SOURCE for all types of fabric and plastics used in farming. Shade, wind screens, green- house films, and mulches. 509-453- 9983. WILSON'S HIGH Spanish style green - house tunnels. Early and in creased production and crop protection. www. growtunnel.com. 800-232-1174. PACKING EQUIPMENT USED PACKING EQUIPMENT: We specialize in meeting your needs for used cherry, apple, and soft fruit pack- ing and hydro cooling equipment. We custom fabricate as well. Call 206-321- 8378. 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