Good Fruit Grower

June 1

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CLASSIFIED classified advertising is effective and economical 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. 60944 NATURAL CONTROL. The American Kestrel Falcon will give you LOW COST bird control. Call Ben at Orchard Guard: 509-910-6598, www.orchard guard.com. 60943 BIRD NETTING, ROLLS and bag netting. BirdGard electronic bird repellent. Pre-season discount pricing available on bird netting orders placed by July 31st. 800-653-2216 Ext 1, www.ovs.com 60955 BLUEBERRY PLANTS BLUEBERRY NURSERY STOCK. Our focus is customer success. Best variety selection. Plants available now. Impeccable service and grower support. Fall Creek Nursery, www.fallcreeknursery .com, 800-538-3001. 60945 CHEMICAL STORAGE CHEMICAL STORAGE - GlobalGAP, insulated, ventilated, fire resistant with containment flooring. 8' x 9' building. Special $1,895.00. Call Portable Storage toll free, 877-736-8777. www.psrental .com. 60853 CROWN GALL CONTROL GALLTROL: THE MOST effective prevention of crown gall disease for 30 years! Unlike other crown gall control products that are made overseas and months prior, GALLTROL is produced DAILY in our California laboratory. Each plate of GALLTROL contains over 120 billion freshly-grown, vigorous bacterial cells that aggressively colonize wounds to block infection. For GALLTROL, call 530-586-1561; www. agbiochem.com or e-mail: agbiochem 58@gmail.com. 60946 EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE ENTRY LEVEL SALES position with Northwest tree fruit Grower/packer/ shipper based in Yakima, Washington. Job requirements entail developing new accounts, maintain and grow existing accounts, work with packing management and QC staff to facilitate orders, and manage accounts receivable. A bachelors degree and familiarity with the growing practices of Apples, pears, and cherries are of benefit but not required. Contact steve. smith@yakimafresh.com. 60999 CLASSIFIED ADS are $1.25 per word per insertion. Ads up to ten words are charged a minimum of $12.00. The first one to four words are set in boldface capital letters. Include name, address, and phone number in figuring the cost. Count hyphenated words as two words. Count each initial, abbreviation, symbol, whole number, as one word. State and zip code count as two words. BLIND BOX SERVICE is available for additional $10.00 per issue (plus word count). Replies forwarded daily, postage paid. www.goodfruit.com COMMERCIAL APPLE/TREE Fruit Orchard Manager Wanted. Riveridge Produce Marketing, Riveridge Packing LLC, and Riveridge Land Company LLC are among the more progressive vertically integrated produce companies in the Midwestern US. Located in the heart of Michigan's Fruit Ridge, Grand Rapids area. We offer the opportunity to live in a beautiful area of the world while growing professionally with a firm committed to producing high quality products. We are looking for a people oriented, results driven individual who can exercise initiative and judgment and prioritize to manage our farming operations under minimal supervision. The position involves all aspects of managing an 800-acre fruit operation with skilled support staff. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle pressure while managing multiple tasks; be capable of communicating and working with all levels of management and operations personnel; have proven people and task management skills; possess working knowledge and experience with Word and Excel; possess a valid driver's license and a clean record; be capable of working a flexible schedule, as workload requires; have relevant fruit growing experience; and be able to communicate in Spanish and English. Please e-mail a resume and cover letter to justinfinker@riveridgeproduce.com or donarmock@riveridgeproduce.com. All enquiries will be handled with confidentiality. 61010 EMPLOYMENT WANTED EXPERIENCED ORCHARD manager seeking to re-enter the industry. 20+ years experience in all aspects of managing crews, record keeping, maintenance etc. Bilingual. 509-205-5589. CUSTOM ORCHARD fumigation Replanting? No job too small. Call now to schedule your 2012 applications. 509687-9572 Serving all of Washington. Visit us at CustomOrchardFumigation .com 60963 GRAFTING SALVADOR ZARAGOSA professional grafting, chip budding, and budding bench grafting. We guarantee 95% take. Mobile, 509-961-2986. 60346 PROFESSIONAL GRAFTING and service. Small and large acreage. 20 years' experience. Jose Mendez, 509-5840034 or (mobile) 509-949-1321. 60951 COATES GRAFTING COMPANY, specializing in top working cherries. Over 35 years experience. Ken Coates, 509662-1882; 509-668-0262 (mobile). 60952 GRAFTING AND BUDDING supplies. Two types graft machines, waxes, budding rubbers. Top of the line grafting knives, online www.wilsonirr.com, 509-453-9983. 60950 FULL SERVICE FIELD grafting including chainsawing. Over 25 years' experience, with practically same crew for over 15 years. Gary McMonagle Grafting. 509-669-1686. 60953 ZAMORA'S GRAFTING. Many central Washington growers satisfied with our unsurpassed results. Over 30 years' experience. Contact Ramiro Zamora at 509-689-6932 or 509-733-2754. Now filling applications for bench grafting.60954 GROWER HOUSING SUPPLIES STURDY METAL BUNK beds and mattresses 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 509670-4011; fax 509-663-6326; or e-mail crown1@nwi.net today for a quote. 61012 61009 ORCHARD LEASE WANTED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE FIND EQUIPMENT for your farming operation at Wilson's. www.farmit again .com. Used equipment, buy/sell. 60948 LEASING FARMS? Dedicated and experienced farmer interested in leasing apple, cherry and pear farms in eastern Washington. Call 509-48059354 2196. EQUIPMENT REPAIR ORCHARD SUPPLIES ALUMINUM ORCHARD LADDER repair: We repair all brands of aluminum ladders. Tallman factory authorized. Call for drop off locations or pick-up. 509-884-1750 or 509-669-2822. 60947 WILSON IS YOUR SOURCE for all types of fabric and plastics used in farming. Shade, wind screens, greenhouse films, and mulches. 509-453-9983. 60956 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. 60994 FRUIT TREES STAN PETERSON FRUIT Tree Sales, representing the nation's premier fruit tree nurseries to serve you, the grower, with the best. Call 888-333-1464, or email stan@fruit-treesales.com, for the newest apple varieties, sweet and tart cherries, peaches and more. 60949 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; Okanogan Valley and Columbia Basin, 509731-5424; Northwest Washington, 360-630-4285. 60962 WILSON'S HIGH Spanish style green house tunnels. Early and increased production and crop protection. www.growtunnel.com. 800-232-1174. 60955 TRELLIS SUPPLIES. Largest manufacturer direct selection available: Jim's Supply, Euro posts, organic wood, PWP Wood Posts, Davis Wire, ToughStrand Fencing, bamboo and more. 800-6532216 Ext. 1, www.ovs.com. 609997 LANDSCAPE FABRIC, trellising, hoop houses, full line of pruning and tying supplies. 800-653-2216 Ext. 1, www.ovs .com. 60988 PACKING EQUIPMENT 8-LANE CHERRY sizer with elevator Munckhof built 3-layer parallel roller sizer, capable of 4 sizes/ 3-ton per hour elevator, tank, deep water transfer drop, stainless construction, complete in great condition. Call Cody 406-24961011 5960. PORTABLE HYDROCOOLER and cherry sorting tables, portable Rainier line, portable Rainier line, and portable cherry sorting belt. 206-321-8378. 60957 USED PACKING EQUIPMENT: We specialize in meeting your needs for used cherry, apple and soft fruit packing and hydro cooling equipment. We custom fabricate as well. Call 206-321-8378. 60811 FOR SALE: NEST/STACK Ropak harvesting lugs. Herb Barber & Sons, (800) 388-5384 or (716) 326-4692, e-mail: sue@herb-barber-sons.com, www.herbbarber-sons.com/ropak .htm. 60812 NEW AND USED packing equipment We manufacture new equipment and have a variety of used apple packing equipment. We have new and used repackers. See available equipment on our web site at nolanandsonsnw.com. Nolan & Sons Northwest, Inc., Naches, WA, 509-658-2604, geo@nolanandsons nw.com. 60890 POSTS, POLES, AND STAKES: Pres sure treated in the USA. Various sizes and lengths. Untreated available for organic growers. Jasper Enterprises, Inc.; PO Box 102; Chattaroy, WA 99003; phone 800-238-6540; or e-mail sales@ jasper-inc.com. 60964 STEEL APPLE and grape trellis. Custom systems available. Bamboo, treated wood, top of the line quality and service. Online catalog. Wilson Vineyard and Orchard Supply, Yakima, WA. 509-453-9983, www.wilsonirr .com. 60965 PANHANDLE FOREST PRODUCTS: Quality posts, poles, and stakes. CCA pressure-treated, with delivery. Partial loads. 888-289-7678; www.panhandle .com. 59945 TRELLIS SUPPLIES. Largest manufacturer direct selection available: Jim's Supply, euro posts, organic wood, PWP wood posts, Davis wire, ToughStrand fencing, bamboo and more. 800-6532216 Ext 1, www.ovs.com 59945 TREE SPREADERS ROOTSTOCKS TRECO® ROOTSTOCKS mean quality. Buy from the industry leader. TRECO has supplied 60 percent of the nation's malus rootstock needs to the nurseries for more than 70 years. Go directly to the source and buy the rootstocks trusted and preferred by the major nurseries: TRECO; PO Box 98, Woodburn, OR 97071. Ph: 1-800-871-5141; fax: 503-634-2344; e-mail: rootstocks@ treco.nu or Web site: www.treco.nu. 60961 CARLTON PLANTS, LLC is a quality grower of virus-certified rootstocks and seedlings for fruit, flowering, and shade trees. Apple: M9-NIC, M26, M7, M25, MM106, MM111, domestic. Cherry: Mazzard, Mahaleb. Pear: calleryana, communis. Plum: M29C, St. Julian. For questions or to place an order, please call our sales department, 800-398-8733 or fax 800-442-1452. BEST PRICING: notched and nailed. Wilson, 509-453-9983. 60968 TREEFORM: PRODUCER of the "V" spreader and our new "U" spreader for training your more tender varieties of fruit trees Western Connection: 209484-8502, Eastern Connection: 519599-2299. Treeform Products. treeform @sympatico.ca. 60967 FOR SALE: Used tree spreaders. 50960982 845-4389. TREE TRAINING TREE TRAINING and trellis supplies online at www.wilsonirr.com. 60969 WIND MACHINES CHINOOK WIND MACHINES, sales/ service. All makes, new/used. H.F. Hauff Company, Inc., 509-248-0318. 60971 59523 COPENHAVEN FARMS NURSERY. "We're at the Root of The Business." Quality Oregon-grown rootstock and seedlings for fruit, flowering, and shade trees. Specializing in virus-free apple, cherry, plum, and pear rootstock since 1982. Christopher and Marilyn Dolby 503-985-7161; Fax: 503-985-7876. Email: copenhavenfarms @comcast.net, www.copenhavenfarms. com. 60960 CASCADE WIND MACHINE Service, distributor of Orchard-Rite® wind machines. PO Box 9308; Yakima, WA 98909, phone 509-457-9196; Wenatchee, WA 509-662-2753; British Columbia, 250-495-7245. 60970 WIND MACHINE SALES: sales/service, new and used wind machines. 50960972 877-2138. FIRDALE NURSERY, certified apple rootstocks: EMLA 7, EMLA 106, EMLA 111, M 9 (337) and BUD 9. Beaverton, OR. 503-628-2755. 60959 WILLAMETTE NURSERIES offers Oregon-grown, virus-certified fruit tree rootstock, including popular M.9 clones and fruit tree seedlings (apple, cherry, pear and plum.) Excellent quality, reasonably priced. Outstanding service. Visit our updated website, including availabilities, at: www. willamettenurseries.com Willamette Nurseries, 25571 S. Barlow Rd., Canby, OR 97013. 800-852-2018, 503-2636405. E-mail: willamette@canby.com. 60932 Sign up to receive the FREE eFlashNews SPRAYERS from GFG COMPLETE LINE of mist sprayers. Swihart Sales Company, Quinter, KS. 800-864-4595, www.swihart-sales.com Get the latest treefruit industry news, including trends, marketing, research, and growing technology. 60045 STAKES / POSTS / POLES QUALITY PAYS—PRINCETON Wood Preservers pressure-treated posts, poles. Quoted by truckload. #10-477 Martin St., Penticton, B.C. V2A 5L2. Plant phone: 250-492-9190, fax: 250492- 175, toll free, 877-797-7678. E-mail: e.everitt@shaw.ca; Web: www. 60966 pwppost.com. Fill out the form at goodfruit.com All information kept confidential. GOOD FRUIT GROWER JUNE, 2013 45

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