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Summer Fruits THE PATH to commercialization F or seven years now, Rutgers University of New Jersey and Adams County Nursery in Aspers, Pennsylvania, have been working under a "formal relationship" in which the nursery brings new fruit selections developed by the university into commercial channels. Not much was said about it until this year, when Rutgers' extension stone fruit expert— Jerome "Jerry" Frecon, known across the eastern United States as "Mr. Peach"—retired and became a horticultural consultant at Adams County Nursery. In a sense, that cemented the already existing link between the county and New Jersey's land-grant university. During the International Fruit Tree Association's winter meeting in Boston, Phil Baugher, president of the century-old, family-owned Adams County Nursery, explained how the collaboration works and how it has benefitted both parties so far. "We administer all the licensing and distribution," Baugher said in an interview with Good Fruit Grower. "The breeder at Rutgers, Dr. Joe Goffreda, has one technician, teaches classes and has administrative responsibilities at the Rutgers Research Center at Cream Ridge. His position does not allow time for the commercialization work." Under the arrangement, Goffreda does the breeding and Adams County Nursery does the tasks needed to cross the divide between by Richard Lehnert the university and the world of commercial fruit production. At the interface is the nitty-gritty work of propagating and testing new Phil Baugher material that looks promising but needs to go into commercial trials. Adams County Nursery brings Rutgers-bred varieties to fruition. Individual and Family Insurance Specialists MCM provides personalized benefits and insurance solutions for individuals and businesses. We pride ourselves on offering our clients information and resources regarding current issues facing their industry, and partnering with them to make decisions for their business. Our experienced private client specialists are well-versed in providing solutions for complex needs, such as multiple locations, LLCs, trusts, classic cars, boats, motorcycles/ATVs, and high liability limits. Our strategic market relationships allow us to secure competitive terms and pricing. www.mcmnw.com 1325 Fourth Ave., Suite 2100 Seattle, WA 98101 22 July 2013 GOOD FRUIT GROWER MCM can help you protect the people and things that are most important to you by structuring a customized, personal insurance program. Standard insurance policies may not sufficiently meet your personal insurance needs. We specialize in working with multi-generational families to preserve and build wealth. Our private client group representatives specialize in complex, personal risk issues such as: Property and asset valuation discussions Umbrella liability protection Premium credit audits Non-business, volunteer, and community service liability exposures Linda Young 206-748-9584 linda.young@mcmnw.com Stacie Forster 206-262-6370 stacie.forster@mcmnw.com www.goodfruit.com