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NTENTS 14 54 DEPARTMENTS 6 In The Box 65 Good Job 66 Good To Go 68 Quick Bites 70 Good Stuff 72 Good Deals 77 Advertiser Index 77 Classified 78 Last Bite Granny Smith COLUMNS 18 Good Point Where has the roadmap led us? Dr. Jim McFerson ON THE WEB Go to www.goodfruit.com for the latest tree fruit industry news from Good Fruit Grower staff writers. www.goodfruit.com GOOD GRAPE GROWER 10 Grape industry goes after viruses 40 Jones of Washington Vineyard, winery, and bulk winemaking are all in the mix. 42 Making wines in a big way 60 Instant vineyard 62 Cold hardiness model "Red Delicious" paiNtiNg by marcia bleviNs, yakima, washiNgtoN ©2011 No reproductioN or display without writteN permissioN. www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER DECEMBER 2011 5

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• 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!