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48 MAY 15, 2015 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com Updated edition of 'go to' grapevine book W ashington State University's Dr. Markus Keller has updated his popular The Science of Grapevines: Anatomony and Physiology with a sec- ond edition, available through Elsevier Academic Press. The second edition integrates new research findings, such as using drip irrigation to maximize sugars, effect of drought stress on a grapevine's hydraulic system, and recently discovered strigolactones plant hormones and their contribution to apical dominance. Also new in the second edition are chapter summaries and key literature references. Keller's first edition, described as a "go to" book for viticulture, won the 2010 Jury Award from the International Organization of Vine and Wine for best viticulture book of the year. Hardcover and e-book editions are available at: www.elsevier.com. California approves organic herbicide T he California Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved Suppress herbicide for use in that state. Suppress, manufactured by Westbridge Agricultural Products, is registered as an organic broad-spectrum contact herbi- cide for post-emergent weed control. The active ingredients are caprylic acid and capric acid. The product is designed to be effective even in cool weather conditions and will not volatilize. Help for Feed a Bee campaign in N.C. B ayer CropScience has pledged $100,000 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation to pay for 48 acres of bee-attractive vegetation along roads and highways. The aim is to provide new habitat for honey bees to allow them to flourish. NCDOT will plant sunflower and canola seeds. This is part of the Feed a Bee campaign that has a goal of growing 50 million flowers and providing additional, diverse pollen and nectar sources that bees need, especially when fruit and other food crops that they help pollinate are not in bloom. Go to feedabee.com for more information. New cider is made from Opal apples R yan's Juice, a family-owned com- pany based in Hood River, Oregon, is selling cider made from juice of the Opal apple blended with juice of other varieties. Opal apples are grown in Washington by Broetje Orchards at Prescott. The fresh apples are marketed by FirstFruits Marketing of Washington. Ryan's Juice is handling the processed sector. Opal is not genetically modified, but naturally resists browning after slicing. Opal apple cider made its debut last November and was expected to be available this season through May. To to www.ryansjuice.com for more information. Wines auction selects honorees D ick Shaw, DeLille Cellars, and Andy Perdue have been named honorees for the 28th annual Auction of Washington Wines scheduled for August 13-15 in Woodinville. Shaw, chosen as the auction's hon- orary grower, got his start in the wine industry in 1981 with the planting of 100 acres near Mattawa. He now owns more than 2,200 acres of vineyards in the Columbia Valley, including more than 400 acres on Red Mountain. He's a partner in J & S Crushing, a large custom wine facility in the Port of Mattawa. In 2010, he and his wife, Wendy, started their own winery called Henry Earl. The winery, named after their parents, has a tasting room in Walla Walla. DeLille Cellars, an artisan winery in Woodinville, is the honorary vintner. DeLille Cellars was founded in 1992 by Charles and Greg Lill, Pat Lill Jorgenson, Jay Soloff, and winemaker Chris Upchurch. DeLille wines have won numerous awards, including recogni- tion in the Top 100 Wines in two con- secutive years by both Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator. Author and journalist Perdue, named honorary chair of the auction, has been writing about wine for 18 years. He co-founded Wine Press Northwest in 1998 and is editor and publisher of Great Northwest Wine, an online news and information company. Additionally, he is a wine judge at professional competitions. The grower and vintner honorees are peer nominated and chosen for their contributions to the state's wine industry. The honorary chair is bestowed on someone who has demonstrated appreciation for Washington's wine industry. The auction has raised more than $31 million since its inception, with most of the funds donated to uncompensated care at Seattle Children's Hospital. A por- tion of the funds raised during the auction has supported viticulture and enology research. Visit www.auctionofwashingtonwines.org for more information about this year's event. Young apple leaders named T he U.S. Apple Association has announced members of the 2015 class of Young Apple Leaders. The program is designed to prepare young growers under age 35 to be productively involved with the asso- ciation and the U.S. apple industry overall. The class members spend a day on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. and attend the association's Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference in Chicago and other events. The 2015 Young Apple Leaders are: Douglas Alt, Alt Brothers, Inc., Comstock Park, Michigan; David Benner II, El Vista Orchards, Inc., Fairfield, Pennsylvania; Ryan Dietrich, Ridgeview Orchards, Conklin, Michigan; Karen Druschel, Dawson's Orchards, Enon Valley, Pennsylvania; Leah Dunn, CPC International Apple Company, Tieton, Washington; Ryan Fernandes, Sun Rich Fresh Foods, Inc., Corona, California; Ben and Brooke Gammie, Quarry Hill Orchards, Berlin Heights, Ohio; Eliza Greenman, Legacy Fruit Trees, Dugspur, Virginia; Brett Kast, Kast Farms, Inc., Albion, New York; Sarah Kennedy, Belding Fruit Storage, Belding, Michigan; Jake Monson, Monson Fruit Company LLC, Selah, Washington; Joe Nuciforo, Indian Ladder Farms, Inc., Altamont, New York; Patrick O'Hara, OHF Orchards LLC, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; Hannah Poush, Cider Works Farms, Orondo, Washington; Peter Wolfe, Rice Fruit Company, Gardners, Pennsylvania. QUICK BITES People and industry in the news. Read more Fresh Updates at goodfruit.com/fresh-updates PHOTOS COURTESY AUCTION OF WASHINGTON WINES DeLille Cellars, an artisan winery in Woodinville, was founded in 1992. Left to right: Greg Lill, Pat Lill Jorgenson, Chris Upchurch, and Jay Soloff. Andy Perdue Dick and Wendy Shaw U.S. APPLE ASSOCIATION GOOD STUFF A selection of the latest products and services for tree fruit and grape growers GOOD TO GO For a complete listing of upcoming events, check the Calendar at www.goodfruit.com MAY May 27-28: Pear Bureau Annual Meetings, Portland, Oregon. For details, call (503) 652- 9720, usapears.org. JUNE June 3-4: Maximum Residue Levels Harmonization Conference, San Francisco, California, specialtycrops.org. June 23-24: Center for Produce Safety's annual produce research symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, www.centerforproducesafety.org. For information, email info@centerforproducesafety. org, call (530) 757-5777. RYAN'S JUICE