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What Sets OVS Apart? PHOTO BY T.J. MULLINAX We carry the highest quality domestically manufactured steel at competitive prices AND quick turnaround on project orders! raise funds specifically for extension. The service district initiative will be on the May 2014 county ballot. The pear industry is showing small signs of rebound. Eastern Oregon hay grower Sam Dinszale recently got into pears, buying some 300 acres of orchards from longtime grower-packer Associated Fruit. Harry and David's orchard division Bear Creek Orchards, Inc., is preparing to plant a new 50-acre block of pears, and Naumes is looking to plant more pears and wine grapes. Alliances Packing and marketing alliances also have been established with others. Several growers send their fruit to Stadelman Fruit and Diamond Fruit for packing in Hood River, and some growers have developed marketing Pear production in the Rogue River Valley is smaller than it once was, but the region is the number one producer of the Comice variety. Proudly representing the full line of Jim's Supply Products in Oregon & Washington for all growers using trellis systems alliances with Rivermaid Trading Company in Lodi, California. Other positive signs include consolidation of pear sales agents, which has helped stabilize the market, and the pear acreage remaining is more productive than orchards of days past. Medford's pear industry, though smaller than its heydays, is well positioned for the future. Look for other stories about Medford pears, including Harry and David's pear operation, in future issues of Good Fruit Grower. • We've got you COVERED! Visit www.ovs.com to download your copy of our • Impressive coverage with a CHINOOK Blade Introducing r: eale our newest d C o , LL Windwachrx Sales ine dM Win and Service Trellis Supplies Catalog today! • Protect Over 15 Acres • Powerful V10 Engine with or without catalytic converter 800-653-2216 855-855-0318 www.hfhauff.com • hfhauff@gmail.com www.goodfruit.com OVS MCMINNVILLE 2700 St. Joseph Rd. McMinnville, OR (503) 435-2700 OVS MEDFORD Distribution Warehouse 640A Mason Way Medford, OR 97501 (541) 613-7330 OVS UMATILLA Distribution Warehouse 500 6th Street Umatilla, OR 97882 (800) 653-2216 Ext. 1 GOOD FRUIT GROWER JANUARY 15, 2014 ML910-01-112541-1 Toll Free: OVS AURORA 19658 HWY. 99 E. HUBBARD, OR (971) 216-0111 23

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• Ripe pears mean more sales
• Fruit ripening compounds discovered: They might solve ripening problems in pears treated with MCP.
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