Good Fruit Grower

IRRIGATION. LABOR APRIL 1, 2012 www.goodfruit.com VOL. 63, NO. 7

• Cover
• Few alternatives to H- 2A program
• Watch asparagus and blueberries for labor trends
• Housing helps attract workers
• Will there be immigration reform after Novemeber?
• H- 2A basics: The program can stabilize your work force, but with costs, haedaches.
• Seasonal workers in Canada essential, but costly
• USA Farmers seek reform: Employers unite to push for reform of guest-worker program.
• Irrigation system pros and cons: No single system is right for everyone.
• How to irrigate efficiently
• Underground drip irrigation system serves two purposes: It disposes of wastewater and irrigates trees. two purposes: It disposes of wastewater and irrigates trees.
• WSU releases promising apple
• WSU clinic can diagnose crop ailments
• Rescue treatment for fireblight studied
• New York growers on alert for strep-resistant fireblight
• MCP alternative tested
• Brown marmorated stinkbug watch
• Eye-to-eye with consumers: Retail marketi shapes orchards and practices at Hollabaugh Bros.ng
• Aiming for efficiency in British Columbia
• From pie to health food: Tart cherry industry is gradually transforming its image.
• Good to know: Irrigating cherry orchards efficiently
• Leafroller challenges cherry growers
• Check at harvest for little cherry disease
• Contain root growth
• DNA test identifies pathogens in tainted foods
• Are Washingtons Merlots Sideways? Merlots lagging sales are more a reflection of lack of marketing than of wine quality
• Good Job
• Quick Bites
• Good To Go
• Good Deals
• Advertiser Index
• Classified
• Last Bite: Fameuse