Good Fruit Grower

NTENTS GOOD GRAPE GROWER 30 Chardonnay's future in Washington Washington is becoming a red-dominated wine state. 32 Chlorosis in Concords DEPARTMENTS 6 In The Box 7 Quick Bites 44 Good Job 46 Good Stuff 48 Good To Go 49 Good Deals 52 Advertiser Index 53 Classified 54 Last Bite Young Grower Kate Moser ON THE WEB Sign up for eFlash. Get GOOD FRUIT GROWER reports delivered right to your inbox. Visit www.goodfruit.com/eflash- signup. GOOD FRUIT GROWER is now on Twitter and Facebook! Follow us @goodfruit grower. Like us at www.facebook.com/goodfruitgrower. www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER APRIL 15, 2014 5 Raul Santana plants Honeycrisp trees for Taylor Orchards, Yakima, Washington. PHOTO BY TIM HULL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON ©2014 NO REPRODUCTION OR DISPLAY WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. www.goodfruit.com 9 14

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• FEATURE: Organic matter that lasts: Biochar makes soil fluffier and less prone to compaction.
• FEATURE: Four reasons to manage orchard floors
• FEATURE: Herbicide resistance raises concerns
• FEATURE: New tests measure soil health
• FEATURE: New tests measure soil health
• FEATURE: Pay attention to the soil: A greater focus on the soil can help improve orchard performance.
• FEATURE: New biofumigant registered: Organic approval is pending for Dominus.
• FEATURE: Managing orchard weeds
• FEATURE: Managing Honeycrisp nutrition: It's all about balance.
• FEATURE: Growers face land constraints: Apple acreage in British Coulmbia has declined 60 percent.
• FEATURE: Strong cherry crop possible
• FEATURE: Not enough canned pears
• FEATURE: Uncertain future: Ron Meyer is ready to retire, but what about the orchards?
• FEATURE: Calculate target yield: Tree density has greater effect on early yields that tree training system.
• FEATURE: Summer pruning protocol: Be careful in adopting summer hedging to build fruiting walls.
• FEATURE: Prevention is best strategy: Mites can soon develop resistance to overused miticides.
• FEATURE: Michigan growers approve Tree Fruit Commission
• Chardonnay's futur
• Chardonnay's future in Washington: Washington is becoming a red-dominated wine state.
• Chlorosis in Concords
• In The Box
• Quick Bites
• Good Job
• Good Stuff
• Good To Go
• Good Deals
• Advertiser Index
• Classified
• Last Bite: Young Grower -Kate Moser