Good Fruit Grower

SEPTEMBER 2014 www.goodfruit.com VOL. 65, NO. 14 PEARS

• Cover
• Eastern growers plant new pear
• Processors pay more for pears
• From Paris to pears
• Diamond and Gem
• Pears shine bright in Golden State
• Washington lands record crop
• Growers are optimistic
• Retirements reduce Cornell's tall spindle apple team
• Chilled by ICE
• New spider mite in Washington State
• Trunk diseases are a growing problem
• First Bite
• In the Box
• Good Job
• Good to Go
• Good Deals
• Advertiser Index
• Classified
• Last Bite
• Good Point - Pear Bureau stays on top of trends