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Centerpiece
24 The next Legacy
New McDougall and Sons orchard honors
the past and heralds the future.
26 Investing in H-2A
McDougall and Sons turns to H-2A program
to ensure reliable and well-trained workforce.
28 The Honeycrisp race
As production ramps up, growers feel the
pressure to produce fruit sooner.
Postharvest
6 Keeping pears firm
More research ahead for compound
to improve pear firmness in storage.
8 Listeria lessons
Food safety experts bring lessons from meat
and dairy industries to tree fruit industry.
12 Retail space
New varieties and organics are crowding
the already crowded produce departments.
Good Grape Grower
16 Watering Concords
Testing soil moisture is key to determining
water needs for juice grape variety.
20 Remarkable Marquette
Wine grape grower says Minnesota variety
is nice addition for cooler-climate vineyards.
The essential resource for growers
Scott McDougall looks over the plantings at his company's new Legacy Orchard.
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