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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER NOVEMBER 2014 11 Industry people in the news. GOOD J OB TOPGUARD ® Fungicide Specialty Crops Only the best for the best. Contact your local crop advisor or dealer or visit www.cheminova-us.com Plan. Protect. Profit. TOPGUARD Fungicide Specialty Crops protects against powdery mildew and rusts beTer than any fungicide in its class. Its powerful systemic acOvity rapidly protects sprayed fruit and foliage, including new growth, providing maximum protecOon. For apples, TOPGUARD Specialty Crops tank-mixed with KOVERALL® Fungicide provides enhanced control of scab. For cherry leaf spot control in cherries, mix TOPGUARD Specialty Crops with a protectant. TOPGUARD Specialty Crops is an essenOal component of an apple or cherry fungicide program that maximizes fruit quality and tree health. Always read and follow label direcOons. TOPGUARD and KOVERALL are registered trademarks of Cheminova, Inc. Howald joins Pear Bureau as regional manager D ave Howald has joined the Pear Bureau Northwest as regional mar- keting manager for the Western United States. For the past 22 years, he was retail marketing director for the California Avocado Commission. Howald, who lives in El Dorado Hills, California, studied public rela- tions at California State University, Long Beach. He has been a director of the Fresh Produce and Floral Council and the Buy California Marketing Agreement. He was a fellow in the United Fresh Produce Association's leadership program in 2004. Stemilt names new sales, planning directors S temilt Growers in Wenatchee, Wash- ington, has promoted Tate Mathison to sales director and Dennis Howell to planning director. Mathison grew up doing various jobs in his family's orchards at Stemilt Hill and joined Stemilt's sales department in 2007. He has worked for the past seven years in domestic sales and most recently was sales team leader for national accounts. Before joining Stemilt, he worked for Dole Food Company in Los Angeles, California, first as a technical service representative and later as tropical sales manager. He has a degree in business administration from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Howell, who is from Arkansas, joined Stemilt in 1997 as a technician in the com- pany's research and development department. He has since worked as Stemilt's quality control manager, director of qual- ity control, sales analyst, and, most recently, as sales and business plan- ning team leader. He has a degree in horticulture from the University of Arkansas. Dave Howald Tate Mathison Dennis Howell