Good Fruit Grower

LAST BITE How did you do? Find the answers on page 33 of this issue. 1 FruiTrivia: Test your apple knowledge Which of the following is not a cider apple variety? a. b. c. d. e. Cap of Liberty Foxwhelp Peau de Vache Butt Tom Putt 2 Who said: "Anybody who plants in rows wider than 12 feet deserves a kick in the butt"? a. Mike Robinson b. Terence Robinson c. Donald Rumsfeld d. Ron Rasch e. Karen Lewis a b 5 The Equilifruit disc is a device for: a. b. c. d. e. Making change at farm markets Estimating fruit size Counting gross profits Estimating the appropriate crop load for a limb Calculating picker rates 6 Which glyphosate application timing is likely to have the least detrimental effect on the tree? a. Early summer b. Late summer c d e 7 What percentage of U.S. organic apples is grown in Washington State? 3 Canadian growers blame what for fueling the growth of the Washington apple industry over the past 20 years? a. Climate change b. MCP c. Tax write-offs d. Availability of water from the Columbia River e. Matthew Whiting, eh. 4 a. b. c. d. 40 percent 50 percent 70 percent 90 percent 8 Who developed the biaxis tree training system? a. Alessio Martinelli b. Naidu Rayapati c. Stefano Musacchi d. Luciano Pavarotti By what name is Washington State University's apple WA 2 known? a. b. c. d. e. Cougar Red Blushing Delight Crimson Crisp Twilight Blush Crimson Delight OCTOBER 2013 GOOD FRUIT GROWER b c 38 a d www.goodfruit.com

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• FEATURE: Apple growers to harvest larger crops : Michigan's production has rebounded to ten times last year's volume.
• FEATURE: Learning from last season: Last year's apple corp taught some odd marketing lessons.
• FEATURE: They like fresh: Generation Y and Z are choosing fresh fruit over junk food.
• FEATURE: Finding the sweet spot: Craig Campbell thinks growing cider varieties is just as good a bet as growing apples for the fresh market.
• FEATURE: Top 5 things your marketer would tell you: Bob Mast, chief executive at Columbia Marketing International in Wenatchee, Washington, discusses five things marketers would like growers to know.
• FEATURE: Cherry sales sizzle in China: Online cherry sales in China were the highlight of a season that growers, marketers, and retailers would rather forget.
• FEATURE: Farm markets abound: Retail fruit sales capture twice the dollars from orchard land.
• FEATURE: Michigan growers asked to support research: The idea is to raise $500,000 a year to leverage other funding.
• FEATURE: Water regulations worry growers: FDA regulations target surface water applied directly to the corp.
• FEATURE: Looking for common ground: Growers have until mid-November to submit comments on the FDA's proposed food safety regulations.
• FEATURE: Preparing for change: Stefano Musacchi expects to be ready to help pear and apple growers when problems arise.
• Tucker Cellars finds niche: Sunnyside winery supplies wineries across the nation.
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