Good Fruit Grower

www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER DECEMBER 2016 1 DECEMBER 2016 www.goodfruit.com VOL. 67, NO. 17 CONVENTION SPECIAL Growers of the Year Mark and Bill Zirkle

• Cover
• The Zirkie Story
• Diversity wins
• Staying ahead
• Navigating the tree fruit technology road map
• Engagement en Espanol
• Cosmic overseas
• Cosmic Crisp insights
• Mega-trends in produce
• Orchard under cover
• Vineyard mechanization
• Growing smoky vintages
• Introducing our Spanish website
• Recruiting - and keeping - workers
• Special Spanish section
• Beyond the board
• Bittersharp discovery
• A history together
• RosBREED, part II
• Tracking fire blight
• WSU endowment
• The GMP apple
• Seeking new invaders
• Cider insider report
• Quick Bites
• Good Stuff
• Good to Go
• Good Deals
• Advertiser Index
• Classifieds
• Young Grower