Good Fruit Grower

August 2014

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 KEARNEY AGRICULTURAL CENTER 9240 S. Riverbend Avenue Parlier, CA 93648 559-646-6500, FAX 559-646-6593 www.kare.ucanr.edu AMADOR COUNTY 12200-B Airport Rd Jackson, CA 95642 209-223-6482, FAX 209-223-3279 http://cecentralsierra.ucanr.edu FRESNO COUNTY 1720 S. Maple Avenue Fresno, CA 93720 559-600-7285, FAX 559-600-7228 http://cefresno.ucanr.edu KERN COUNTY 1031 S. Mount Vernon Avenue Bakersfi eld, CA 93307 661-868-6200, FAX 661-868-6208 http://cekern.ucanr.edu KINGS COUNTY 680 Campus Drive, Suite A Hanford, CA 93230 559-852-2730, FAX 559-582-5166 http://cekings.ucanr.edu LAKE COUNTY 883 Lakeport Blvd. Lakeport, CA 95453 707-263-6838, FAX 707-263-3963 http://celake.ucanr.edu MADERA COUNTY 328 S. Madera Avenue Madera, CA 93637 559-675-7879, FAX 559-675-0639 http://cemadera.ucanr.edu MARIN COUNTY 1682 Novato Blvd., Suite 150-B Novato, CA 94947 415-473-4204, FAX 415-473-4209 http://cemarin.ucanr.edu MERCED COUNTY 2145 Wardrobe Avenue Merced, CA 95341 209-385-7403, FAX 209-722-8856 http://cemerced.ucanr.edu MONTEREY COUNTY 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA 93901 831-759-7350, FAX 831-758-3018 http://cemonterey.ucanr.edu NAPA COUNTY 1710 Soscol Avenue, Suite 4 Napa, CA 94559 707-253-4221, FAX 707-253-4434 http://cenapa.ucanr.edu SACRAMENTO COUNTY 4145 Branch Center Road Sacramento, CA 95827 916-875-6913, FAX 916-875-6233 http://cesacramento.ucanr.edu SAN BENITO COUNTY 649 San Benito Street, Suite 115 Hollister, CA 95024 831-637-5346, FAX 831-637-7111 http://cesanbenito.ucanr.edu SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 2101 E. 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Laspina Street, Tulare, CA 93274 559-684-3300, FAX 559-685-3319 http://cetulare.ucanr.edu UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA KEARNEY AGRICULTURAL CENTER 9240 South Riverbend Avenue Parlier, CA 93648 559-646-6500 kare.ucanr.edu UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Department of Plant Science 1376 Storrs Road U-4076 Storrs, CT 06269-4067 860-486-2924, FAX 860-486-0682 www.uconn.edu UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Horticultural Sciences Department 1117 Fifi eld Hall P.O. Box 110690 Gainesville, FL 32611-0690 352-392-1928, FAX 352-392-5653 www.hos.ufl .edu UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO PARMA RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER 29603 U of I Lane, Parma, ID 83660 208-722-6701, ext. 225 FAX 208-722-6708 parma@uidaho.edu extension.uidaho.edu/parma UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Department of Crop Science AW101 Turner Hall 1102 S. Goodwin Avenue Urbana, IL 61801, 217-333-3420 CropSci@illinois.edu www.cropsci.illinois.edu RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTERS 217-333-4424, FAX 217-333-5299 ednaf@uiuc.edu, www.cropsci. illinois.edu UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences 102 Fernald Hall Amherst, MA 01003 413-545-2004, FAX 413-545-2115 umass.edu/plsoils/contact.html stockbridge.cns.umass.edu UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Department of Horticultural Science 305 Alderman Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108 612-624-5300 www.horticulture.umn.edu UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 2621 Morgan Circle 126 Morgan Hall Knoxville, TN 37996-4500 865-974-7303, FAX 865-974-9329 casnr@utk.edu https://ag.tennessee.edu/casnr/ Pages/default.aspx UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 108 Morrill Hall 146 University Place Burlington, VT 05405-0106 802-656-2980, FAX 802-656-0290 www.uvm.edu/cals UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Department of Horticulture 1575 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 608-262-1490, FAX 608-262-4743 www.horticulture.wisc.edu UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Department of Plant Sciences Box 3354, College of Agriculture Laramie, WY 82071 307-766-3103, FAX 307-766-5549 http://www.uwyo.edu/ plantsciences/ U.S. APPLE ASSOCIATION 8233 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 200 Vienna, VA 22182-3816 703-442-8850, FAX 703-790-0845 www.usapple.org USDA-ARS APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION 2217 Wiltshire Road Kearneysville, WV 25430 304-725-3451, FAX 304-728-2340 http://www.ars.usda.gov/ naa/afrs 38 AUGUST 2014 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com EQUIPMENT VINEYARD BLUELINE EQUIPMENT CO. 1506 E. Mead Avenue Union Gap, WA 98903 (509) 248-4864 FAX (509) 248-4656 blueline@bluelinemfg.com www.bluelinemfg.com Gregg Marrs The Blueline mechanical sucker remover for vineyards removes suck- ers from vines for one-third the cost of hand labor. Four counter- rotating heads pull suckers from the vine, replicating the job done by hand. BURROWS TRACTOR, INC. 1308 E. Mead Avenue Yakima, WA 98903 (509) 457-8105, (800) 827-5138 FAX (509) 575-7890 927 S. Wenatchee Aevnue Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509) 888-0355 526 Yakima Valley Highway Sunnyside, WA 98944 (509) 837-2714 www.burrowstractor.com Sales, service and lease of quality new and used New Holland tractors and equipment. Serving Yakima Valley growers since 1939. VINE TECH EQUIPMENT 335 North Gap Road Prosser, WA 99350 (509) 788-0900 After harvest, new location: 169208 West King Tull Road Prosser, WA 99350 (509) 788-0900 www.vinetechequipment.com Jack Maljaars Manufacturer and retailer of vineyard, berry and orchard equipment. ORCHARD MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3600 Thayer Court Aurora, IL 60504 (815) 436-4440, (800) 248-8873 FAX (815) 436-4460 info@specmeters.com www.specmeters.com Weather stations, soil moisture sensors and probes, frost alarms, IPM tools, plant disease software, and degree-day counters. ORCHARD MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SOFTWARE APRECS - FOOD SAFETY MADE SIMPLE 250 N Wenatchee Avenue, H250, Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-207-4230 888-610-4230 aprecs@centricity.us www.aprecs.com Matt Voelker / Joe Dager We make food safety records simple: Growers focus on growing, packers ship confi dently, and markets reassured of a compliant product. SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3600 Thayer Court, Aurora, IL 60504 (815) 436-4440, (800) 248-8873 FAX (815) 436-4460 info@specmeters.com www.specmeters.com Weather stations, soil moisture sensors and probes, frost alarms, IPM tools, plant disease software, and degree-day counters. ORCHARD MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS G.S. LONG CO., INC. 2517 Old Town Road Union Gap, WA 98903 P.O. Box 9783, Yakima, WA 98909 (509) 575-8382, (800) 338-5664 FAX (509) 575-1968 www.gslong.com G.S. Long Company is a leading crop protection and nutrient retailer in the Northwest. With branches in Wenatchee and Hood River, 26 crop advisors experienced in tree and vine management are ready to assist growers with their horticultural needs. SIMPLOT GROWER SOLUTIONS Prosser P.O. Box 431, Prosser, WA 99350 (509) 973-2300, FAX (509) 973-2940 Sunnyside P.O. Box 313, Sunnyside, WA 98944 (509) 837-5006, FAX (509) 839-3404 Moxee P.O. Box 9, Moxee, WA 98936 (509) 248-5756, (509) 248-2620 www.simplot.com Simplot Grower Solutions helps tree fruit and vineyard growers improve quality and profi tability through sound, science-based agronomic advice with the most innovative and cost-effective products available. ORCHARD MANAGEMENT LABOR BLUELINE EQUIPMENT CO. 1506 E. 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