Good Fruit Grower

January 2015

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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER JANUARY 1, 2015 37 BIRD CONTROL WILSON IS THE LEADER in custom bird netting programs for all types of crops. Full line of bangers and bird irritant items. Call 509-453-9983. NATURAL CONTROL. The Ameri- can Kestrel Falcon will give you LOW COST bird control. Call Ben at Orchard Guard: 509-910-6598, www.orchard guard.com. BLUEBERRY PLANTS BLUEBERRY NURSERY STOCK. Our focus is customer success. Best variety selection. Plants available now. Impeccable service and grower s u p p o r t . F a l l C r e e k N u r s e r y , www.fallcreeknursery.com, 800-538- 3001. CONTRACT ORCHARD PLANTING SPRING 2015 Orchard Planting. Quality GPS guided "ONE-PASS"™ mechanical orchard, vineyard or nurs- ery planting with various site assess- ment, land prep, fumigation, planting, nutrient, sub or above-surface drip, irrigation lateral, automation, her- bicide, agronomy, and project man- agement options customized to your needs. From 40 to 500 acres per proj- ect. PROJECT QUOTES ON REQUEST Rootstock and trees available! Call 509-833-3486 now! Greg Benner / VisionLogic, LLC. Washington SINCE 1972. gregb_world@yahoo.com. EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE COMMERCIAL FRUIT orchard man- ager wanted. Crown Orchard Com- pany, located in central Virginia is looking for an experienced and highly motivated tree fruit orchard manager. The position involves all aspects of managing a commercial tree fruit pro- duction with the help of skilled support staff. Responsibilities will include man- aging and implementing crop protec- tion programs, training and managing field labor throughout the seasons. Executing an evolving food safety pro- gram will be key duties. Candidate will be highly organized and capable of multitasking. Profi ciency in English and Spanish will be expected. Please send résumé to, info@crownorchard. com. All inquiries handled with confi - dentiality. E S T A B L I S H E D Y A K I M A V a l l e y (Washington), based farm is seeking an agronomist for blueberry opera- tions. Areas of responsibility include nutrient management, irrigation, and pest management. The employee develops and supervises the fertiliza- tion program based on soil and tissue samples. Irrigation involves moisture monitoring, irrigation scheduling, and oversight of the maintenance of the systems. The agronomist offers pest recommendations based on fi eld scouting and data review. Experience with blueberries is not essential but preferable. Experience with organic operations is also favorable. Compet- itive compensation package is pro- vided. Vehicle is provided. Relocation expenses are provided. Send résumé/ CV to: yakimavalleyfarm@outlook. com. ARE YOU A HIGH energy horticul- turist looking for a new opportunity? Minnesota's largest apple producer needs an orchard operations manager to help develop and implement our cultural care and harvest programs. The ideal applicant has formal edu- cation in pomology or related fi eld; hands on experience with labor man- agement; well developed bilingual communication skills; a can-do atti- tude, and a sense of humor. This is a salaried, year-round position with benefi ts. Pepin Heights is a vertically integrated grower, packer, shipper, and processor located along the bluffs of the beautiful Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota. Check us out at pepinheights.com. Contact Chet Miller, chet@pepinheights.com or Dennis Courtier, dennis@pepin heights.com, 651-345-2305 or 1-800- 652-3779. EQUIPMENT REPAIR ALUMINUM ORCHARD LADDER re pair: We repair all brands of alumi- num ladders. Tallman factory author - ized. Call for drop-off locations or pick-up. 509-884-1750 or 509-669-2822. FROST PROTECTION FROST OR FREEZE protection got you down? Warm up with AgHeat's propane heaters to protect your crops. Call or e-mail, agheat@gmail.com, 541-400-4875. www.agheat.com. FRUIT TREES STAN PETERSON FRUIT Tree Sales, has available 42 varieties of American Heirloom cider apples. Trees still avail- able from Hostetler Farms. 231-499- 9292, stan@fruit-treesales.com. QUALITY TREES for quality growers, sales agent for Van Well Nursery and C&O Nursery. Mike Anderson, 509-952- 3538. FUMIGATION TRIDENT AGRICULTURAL Products, Inc., specializing in soil fumigation for orchards, vineyards, hops, berries, nurseries, and other crops. Hood River or The Dalles, 971-563-8848; Yakima and Wenatchee, 509-728-2004; Okan- ogan Valley and Columbia Basin, 509- 731-5424; Northwest Washington, 360-630-4285. Eastern Washington, 509-314-1970. CUSTOM ORCHARD fumigation Re-plant ing? No job too small. Call now to schedule your applications. 509-687-9572. Serving all of Wash- ington. Visit us at CustomOrchard Fumigation.com. GRAFTING SALVADOR ZARAGOSA professional grafting, chip budding, and budding bench grafting. We guarantee 95% take. Mobile, 509-961-2986. PROFESSIONAL GRAFTING and ser- vice. Small and large acreage. 20 years' experience. Jose Mendez, 509-584- 0034 or (mobile) 509-949-1321. COATES GRAFTING COMPANY, spe- cializing in top working cherries. Over 35 years experience. Ken Coates, 509- 662-1882; 509-668-0262 (mobile). GRAFTING AND BUDDING supplies. Two types graft machines, waxes, bud- ding rubbers. Top of the line grafting knives, online www.wilsonirr.com, 509- 453-9983. GARY McMONAGLE Grafting, growing for 30 years with over 20 million fi eld grafts of experience, including mil- lions of chip buds and bench grafts. 509-669-1686. ERNESTO ZAMORA, Professional Grafting. 15 years quality experience. Immediate and long-term satisfaction guaranteed. 509-689-0569 or 509-557- 5007. SCIONON®GRAFTING TOOLS get professional results and improved productivity. Exclusive distributor in the US/Canada. www.GraftingSystems .com. Matt Moser, toll free, 800-386- 5600. ARGO GRAFTING, accepting bench and fi eld grafting reservations for 2015. Call Mike Argo, go for quality. 509-952- 6593. ZAMORA'S GRAFTING. Many Central Washington growers satisfi ed with our unsurpassed results. Over 30 years experience. Contact Ramiro Zamora at 509-689-6932 or 509-733-2754. GROWER HOUSING SUPPLIES STURDY METAL BUNK beds and mat- tresses for H2-A farm worker housing. Two week lead time from order to delivery. Free on-site delivery with larger orders. Call Crown Furniture, Wenatchee, WA, 509-663-4814 or 509- 670-4011; fax 509-663-6326; or e-mail crown1@nwi.net today for a quote. ORCHARDS FOR SALE 20 ACRES cherries, 30 acres apples, 30 acres undeveloped, 85 total acres. Shop. Royal Slope, Washington area. Serious inquiries only. Price reduced to $1,200,000. 509-760-5484. ORCHARD LEASE WANTED LEASING FARMS? Dedicated and exper ienced farmer interested in leas- ing apple, cherry, and pear farms in eastern Washington. Call 509-480-2196. ORCHARD SUPPLIES WILSON IS YOUR SOURCE for all types of fabric and plastics used in farming. Shade, wind screens, greenhouse fi lms, and mulches. 509-453-9983. WILSON'S HIGH Spanish style green - house tunnels. Early and in creased production and crop protection. www. growtunnel.com. 800-232-1174. PACKING EQUIPMENT USED PACKING EQUIPMENT: We spe- cialize in meeting your needs for used cherry, apple, and soft fruit packing and hydro cooling equipment. We custom fabricate as well. Call 206-321-8378. PORTABLE HYDROCOOLER and small cherry line with sizer and cluster cutter, could be used as Rainier line. 206-321-8378. ROOTSTOCKS TRECO® ROOTSTOCKS mean quality. Buy from the industry leader. TRECO has supplied 60 percent of the nation's malus rootstock needs to the nurser- ies for more than 70 years. Go directly to the source and buy the root stocks trusted and preferred by the major nurseries: TRECO; PO Box 98, Wood- burn, OR 97071. Ph: 1-800-871-5141; fax: 503-634-2344; e-mail: rootstocks@ treco.nu or website: www.treco.nu. FIRDALE NURSERY, certified apple rootstocks: EMLA 7, EMLA 106, EMLA 111, M 9 (337) and BUD 9. Beaverton, OR. 503-628-2755. CARLTON PLANTS, LLC is a quality grower of virus-certifi ed rootstocks and seedlings for fruit, fl owering, and shade trees. Apple: M9-NIC, M26, M7, M25, MM106, MM111, domestic. Cherry: Mazzard, Mahaleb. Pear: cal leryana, communis. Plum: M29C, St. Julian. For questions or to place an order, please call our sales department, 800-398- 8733 or fax 800-442-1452. COPENHAVEN FARMS NURSERY. "We're at the Root of The Business." Quality Oregon-grown rootstock and seedlings for fruit, flowering, and shade trees. Specializing in virus-free apple, cherry, plum, and pear root- stock since 1982. Christopher and Marilyn Dolby 503-985-7161; Fax: 503- 985-7876. E-mail: copenhavenfarms@ comcast.net, www.copenhavenfarms. com. CERTIFIED VIRUS free M9-T337 Root- stock for Spring 2015 delivery. Order now while supply lasts. Call Greg Ben- ner, TreeLogic USA, LLC, at 509-833- 3486 anytime to reserve your stock NOW! SINCE 1972. WILLAMETTE NURSERIES offers Oregon-grown, virus-certified fruit tree rootstock, including popular M.9 clones and other dwarf and semi- dwarf varieties, and fruit tree seed- lings (apple, cherry, pear & plum.) Excellent quality, reasonably priced. Outstanding service. Visit us at: www.willamettenurseries.com. Wil- lamette Nurseries, 25571 S. Barlow Road, Canby, OR 97013. 800-852-2018, 503-263-6405. E-mail: willamette@ canby.com. SPRAYERS COMPLETE LINE of sprayers. Swihart Sales Company, Quinter, KS. 800-864- 4595, www.swihart-sales.com. STAKES / POSTS / POLES Q U A L I T Y P A Y S — P R I N C E T O N Wood Pre servers pressure-treated posts, poles. Quoted by truck- load. P.O. Box 1269, Penticton, B.C., V0X 1W0 Plant phone: 250- 295-7911; toll free, 877-797-7678. E-mail: elizabeth@pwpost.com. Web: www. pwppost.com. PANHANDLE FOREST PRODUCTS: Quality posts, poles, and stakes. CCA pressure-treated, with delivery. P a r t i a l l o a d s . 8 8 8 - 2 8 9 - 7 6 7 8 ; www.panhandle com. POSTS, POLES, AND STAKES: Pres- sure treated in the USA. Vari ous sizes and lengths. Untreated available for organic growers. Jasper En ter prises, Inc., P.O. Box 102, Chat taroy, WA 99003; phone 800-238-654, or e-mail sales@ jasper-inc.com. STEEL APPLE and grape trellis. Custom systems available. Bam- boo, treated wood, top of the line quality and service. Online cata- log. Wilson Vine yard and Orchard Supply, Yakima, W A. 509-453-9983, www.wilsonirr.com. TREE SPREADERS BEST PRICING: notched and nailed. Wilson, 509-453-9983. "V" SPREADERS, 209-484-8502, West- ern contact, treeform@sympatico.ca. TREE TRAINING TREE TRAINING and trellis supplies online at www.wilsonirr.com. WIND MACHINES CHINOOK WIND MACHINES, sales/ service. All makes, new/used. H.F. Hauff Company, Inc., 509-248-0318. CASCADE WIND MACHINE Service, distributor of Orchard-Rite® wind machines. 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