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www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower AUGUST 2014 3 FEATURES HARVEST 10 Predicting fruit quality Dry matter analysis can help predict quality of stored fruit. 12 Test winter Winter 2014 tested fruit with cold and snow levels last seen 20 years ago. 14 Minerals matter Fruitlet analysis six weeks before harvest accurately predicts quality. 16 How to ReTain the crop Growers can't afford to let expensive apples fall off the trees. 17 Why stop drop? There are at least four good reasons. 18 An easy way to test maturity The DA-meter measures chlorophyll in the outer layer of the apple. 20 Buzz kill If yellow jackets and hornets seem more of a problem these days, it's not your imagination. 22 Apricots as sweet as candy Demand is outpacing the supply. 23 The CandyCot story 7 Joining forces Maintaining services for growers will be a priority after merger of four tree fruit organizations. 8 More apples coming 41 What makes peach trees tick? Ted DeJong has spent a career finding answers to that question. 44 Vegetation impact program Regional climate center tries to elevate the value of weather forecasts. 46 Symms Fruit Ranch celebrates a century 48 GMO deregulation GOOD GRAPE GROWER 13 Vinifera grapes hit hard by eastern winter 50 Native plants attract beneficial insects www.goodfruit.com 22 20 50