Good Fruit Grower

THE BIG ISSUE DECEMBER2011 www.goodfruit.com VOL. 62, NO. 17

• Cover
• Committee to advise on WSU endowments
• High -tech tools: Working with less labor
• Collaborative research bears fruit: But will the Specialty Crop Research Initiative remain in the Farm Bill?
• Washington specialty crops awarded $3.1 million
• Spray equipment evolving
• Smarter sprayers
• Spraying with sprinklers
• Focusing on tomorrow today
• Pest help at your fingertips
• Precise IPM requires good data
• Blossom thin peaches
• Ready for mechanization
• Platforms not widely used
• Mixed experiences with platforms
• Vineland begins apple breeding
• Markets shrink for upscale pear
• Cover crop choices
• Krymsk cherry rootstocks
• Quest for mildew-resistant cherries
• RosBREED to survey growers
• Self-rooted trees cut costs
• Four-leader pear system
• Organic against the odds
• Doubleday has multiple interests
• U.K. growers try to lower residues
• Grape industry goes after viruses
• Jones of Washington: Vineyard, winery, and bulk winemaking are all in the mix
• Making wines in a big way
• Instant vineyard
• Cold hardiness model
• In The Box
• Good Job
• Good To Go
• Quick Bites
• Good Stuff
• Good Deals
• Advertiser Index
• Classified
• Last Bite: Granny Smith
• Good Point: Where has the roadmap led us!