Good Fruit Grower

January 2014

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Clearing House Association for five years. Clore Award for 2013. Oliver is a past presShe is a member of the grower insurance ident of the grape society and has served advisory committee of the Wenatchee on its board of directors for 12 years. He Valley Traffic Association and serves on currently is a member of the Washington the Hort Association's Political Action State Commission on Pesticide RegisCommittee. tration, the Research Committee of the eborah Carter, technical issues manWashington State Blueberry Commisager for the Northwest Horticultural sion, and the Washington Association of Council since 2006, received the WomWine Grape Growers' Foundation Block Randy Schilperoort Keith Oliver Jack Maljaars en's Leadership Through Science Award. Advisory Committee. Before joining the Hort Council staff, Oliver has worked for Olsen Brothers she operated her own grant-writing and for 28 years, overseeing production for Washington grape growers give awards consulting business in Yakima, Washington. She previsome 2,500 acres of apples, blueberries, cherries, hops, hree individuals, recognized for their contributions ously was director of product development and quality and wine and juice grapes. He helped the farming comto the state's grape industry, were honored during the control for Pace International in Wapato, Washington, pany develop its minimally pruned Concord vineyards Washington State Grape Society's annual meeting held and in the 1990s worked as senior formulation specialist and has shared his viticulture techniques during industry in November in Grandview, Washington. for Monsanto in St. Louis, Missouri. She has a bachelor's field days. Grape Grower of the Year—Randy Schilperoort degree in chemistry from Ohio Dominican University in He grew up in California and graduated from the received the Lloyd H. Porter Grower of the Year for 2013. Columbus. University of California, Davis, with a plant science Schilperoort, who grew up in Sunnyside, joined the Carter has worked to secure funding for tree fruit food degree. Oliver says he came to Washington's Yakima family farm in the early 1970s. At the time, the 100-acre safety research through the Specialty Crop block Grant Valley in 1981 "looking for opportunity" and spent five farm comprised crops like asparagus, some juice grapes, Programs of Pacific Northwest states and has written years working for Bleyhl Farm Service, a farmer-owned pasture, and open ground. Since then, Schilperoort has several requests for grants from the Technical Assistance cooperative providing retail, petroleum, and agronomy replanted the farm to mostly Concord grapes. for Specialty Crops program to address tree fruit issues, service, before joining Olsen Brothers. Through the years, he's worked off the farm, including including cull analysis for export of fruit to Taiwan and Distinguished Exhibitor—The outstanding exhibitor a stint at Sun Heaven Farms in Horse Heaven Hills, and a cherry leaf spot survey for export of cherries to China. award for 2013 was presented to Jack Maljaars, owner of he co-owned a grape harvester and did custom harvestShe has served as an advisory board member for Vine Tech Equipment in Prosser. Vine Tech has been a ing. He's known for his well-cared-for vineyards, work Washington State University's Food and Environmental trade show exhibitor at the grape society's annual meetethic, and fondness for collecting antique tractors and Quality Laboratory and for the University of Washinging since 2003, bringing the newest vineyard equipment implements. Schilperoort is married and has three sons, ton's Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health for outdoor display as well as supporting the show with one of whom has returned to help him farm. program. She is a member of the United Fresh Produce an indoor booth. In addition, Vine Tech has been a Industry Service—Keith Oliver, production manager Association's Food Safety and Technology Council. luncheon sponsor at the meeting. for Olsen Brothers, Inc., of Prosser, received the Walter D T ANTONIO CARRARO Welcomes introduces the New TGF 9800 S To Our Dealership Family Low Hour Rental Returns Starting at Only $ 27,995 Priced at . . . $ 35,800 ABERDEEN CHEHALIS ELLENSBURG LYNDEN OKANOGAN POULSBO MOUNT VERNON OLYMPIA QUINCY SNOHOMISH SUMNER 509-728-3018 509-728-3016 8 JANUARY 1, 2014 GOOD FRUIT GROWER 75 PTO, 4WD with all the standard features YAKIMA 509-797-5806 509-322-1540 www.goodfruit.com

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