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www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower JANUARY 15, 2017 45 CLASSIFIED 509-853-3520 800-487-9946 509-853-3521 fax getit@goodfruit.com BIRD CONTROL NATURAL CONTROL. The American Kes- trel Falcon will give you LOW COST bird control. Call Ben at Orchard Guard: 509- 910-6598, www.orchard guard.com. BLUEBERRY PLANTS PREMIUM BLUEBERRY VARIETIES to fit your market needs. Blue Ribbon – high quality, fresh market. Cargo – high yields. Last Call – outstanding flavor. Top Shelf – very firm. Contact us for further insights on all Fall Creek varieties. (800) 538-3001. www.fallcreeknursery.com. EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE K Y L E M A T H I S O N O R C H A R D S , Wenatchee, Washington, is seeking a full-time Ranch Director to help orga- nize, supervise and implement practices that ensure the upmost quality in its 650 acres of cherries, apples, pears and grapes. The ideal candidate would have a degree in horticultural, however, practical skills and experience will be considered in lieu of academic qualifications. Good com- munication skills and analytical thinking is a must. Responsibilities would include interacting with other company Directors, packing warehouses, and chemical con- sultants, while adhering to team planning and goals. For more information, please contact the HR office at (509) 662-3613 or submit your resume and cover letter to hrkmo@stemilt.com. THE WASHINGTON FRUIT & PRO- DUCE SALES MANAGER is responsible for overseeing the sales function and staff. This is a salaried, non-exempt position reporting to the President and CEO. Manages the sales team members and gives clear direction, training and support to enable them to be success- ful, helps develop a culture of teamwork throughout the sales team through com- mon purpose and alignment, serves as a role model through actions and behav- iors, accepts complete accountability for position responsibilities, motivates team to consider and anticipate oth- ers' needs and creates an environment which values and fosters a collaboration, is articulate and succinct in communi- cation with diverse parties on critical or sensitive issues. Approaches sales with a technical consulting strategy, tracks and analyzes customer sales history and purchasing trends. Provides input as to relevant market information, strategies, visions and goals, attends industry and customer specific trade shows, confer- ences and meetings, recruits new team members; evaluates and manages staff performance, including discipline and terminations. Qualifications include Bachelor's Degree, three to five years managerial experience, three to five years in produce sales and or agricul- ture industries, experience using robust technologies and state of the art web- based platforms. Must possess a strong work ethic and be highly motivated, use sound judgment, diplomacy and dis- cretion, excellent communication skills, strong problem solving skills, experi- ence using and analyzing data to make data-driven decisions and strong align- ment with our values of Quality, Integ- rity and Hard Work. Send resumes to HR@washfruit.com. GILBERT ORCHARDS is a 5th generation grower and packer of fresh fruit based in Yakima, WA. We have a proud tradition of supporting our community through daily respect for our land and our employees. We currently seek an orchard manager to join our team and oversee an 800 acre farm near Kennewick, WA. The acre- age is primarily planted to high density apples farmed organically and conven- tionally, followed by winegrape vineyards and cherries. This manager will lead the team of employees throughout the entire growing process. Successful can- didates will have at least 5 years' experi- ence in orchard management. Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred. Must be able to obtain pesticide handlers license. Salary is competitive, DOE. Benefits include Medical, Dental Insurance, 401k, Paid vacation. Please email a resume to HR@gilbertfruit.com. C H E R R Y P A C K I N G O P E R A T I O N S MANAGER, The Dalles Fruit Company, Dallesport, Washington. Manager will be responsible to oversee all plant operations including quality assurance, sanitation, shipping and maintenance. This is a full- time year-round position. Exceptional communication, working with diverse people, decision making and conflict res- olution skills are required. Weekend work required during cherry pack. Starting wage is competitive depending on expe- rience. Full benefits package; medical, dental and company sponsored 401 (k) for qualifying employees. Send resume and salary history to employment@ maocorp.com. CONSERVATION, PRACTICE, SOIL, LAND & RESOURCE MANAGER Seeking a self-motivated individual with strong work ethic and positive attitude to join our horticulture department. Responsibilities: Land and resource management includ- ing coordination of composting, cover crop rotations, soil and water conserva- tion practices, chemical & amendment applications, overall ground maintenance, equipment utilized for farming activities, winter harvest operation which includes shipping responsibilities. Requirements: B.S. in Horticulture, Fruit Science, Agron- omy, Soil Science or related education/ experience. Candidates should possess a valid driver license with an insurable driv- ing record, an Oregon Pesticide Applicator License, computer skills, GIS capabilities, knowledge & experience with machinery and strong organizational skills. Bene- fits: paid vacation & holidays, 401K/profit sharing plan and multiple insurance plans. Must have a true desire to learn and grow with the company and become part of a dedicated team that works to improve and succeed. To Apply: Send resume and references to: Carlton Plants LLC PO BOX 398 Dayton, OR 97114, fax 503-868-7503 or email to: ssiguenza@carltonplants.com. ORCHARD MANAGER We are currently seeking an Orchard Manager for the Wenatchee area to Supervise and coor- dinate activities of workers in pruning, spraying, thinning, propping, and har- vesting tree crops both with foreman and supervisors. Must be bilingual, and have at least 6 years of related supervisory expe- rience. If interested please visit your local Work Source, or you may apply online at www.stemilt.com. Competitive Pay and a great Benefit Package. EOE AA. STADELMAN FRUIT, a progressive Fruit Packer/Shipper is seeking to fill a full time Field Representative position in Hood River, Oregon. This person serves as the primary contact between management and our grower base. Individuals provide Horticultural assistance, establish crop estimates, monitor fruit maturity and coordinate harvest. Preferred education is a B.S. Degree in agriculture. Specific job experience may be substituted. This salaried position includes wages DOE, insurance and 401(k). Please send resume to Larry@Stadelmanfruit.com or 3366 Sta- delman Drive, Hood River, OR 97031. All inquiries handled with confidentiality. G.S.LONG CO. of Yakima WA is looking for qualified seasonal Trap Checkers for the 2017 growing Season. Responsibili- ties include maintaining, monitoring, and recording data for insect pheromone traps. Competitive compensation w/50+ hrs a week. Contact: Matt Duke. Email: mattd@ gslong.com. VERTICALLY INTEGRATED FAMILY BUSINESS in the Tree Fruit industry is seeking a Controller at their Pasco, Wash- ington Packing Facility. Major Respon- sibilities: The plant Controller position functions as a business partner with plant and financial management to effec- tively manage and control the business. Leads the financial staff at the plant and is accountable for plant-level responsibil- ities including general accounting, pay- ables, order entry, billing, cost accounting, business analysis, financial reporting, and computer operations. Requirements: Bachelor's Degree and ten (10) years' experience in the accounting profession sufficient to provide a thorough under- standing and knowledge of the discipline, procedures and methods. Strong reason- ing, technical capacity, time management and organizational skills with an emphasis on extreme attention to detail. Proficient with computer software packages, spread- sheets and database programs. Preferred Education and Experience: MBA and/ or CPA with experience in a Controller position with demonstrated proficiency leading a team in the tree fruit industry and/or in a lean manufacturing setting. Please send cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references to Douglas Fruit Company, 110 Taylor Flats Rd. Pasco, WA. 99301 or via email to: jenniferc@ douglasfruit.com. No phone calls. STEMILT is seeking a qualified individual to work directly with the orchard manager on a 1400 acre orchard producing apples and cherries in SW Washington near Pasco. Must be bilingual (ENG/SPA), have WA DL, Pesticide License, computer skills, and good communications skills. Must have experience with orchard practices & planting. Responsible to oversee daily tasks incl. frost control, pruning, thinning, training, irrigation, food safety, 200+ H2A Beds, harvest timing & coordination. Will teach & train employees, help plan devel- opment of new blocks & varieties. Great job with room for advancement and career growth. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and more. Wage depends on experience. EOE AA. If interested, please apply online at www.stemilt.com. SEEKING AN EXPERIENCED FIELD REPRESENTATIVE to interact with grow- ers and seek new opportunity. We are a large apple and cherry operation in cen- tral Washington eager to attract growers, with the ability to process more fruit than what we are currently packing. Best suited applications will have strong horticultural knowledge as well as quality people skills. Our firm will pair you with existing grow- ers as well as encourage you to go after new, proven growers in the state. Reply to Good Fruit Grower, Box 324, 105 S 18th St, Suite 217, Yakima WA 98901. FROST PROTECTION FROST OR FREEZE protection got you down? Warm up with AgHeat's propane heaters to protect your crops. Call or e-mail, agheat@gmail.com, 541-400-4875. www.agheat.com. FRUIT TREES TREES STILL AVAILABLE for 2017, 2018, & 2019. Supplies are going to be very limited, so order today! Representing the nation's PREMIER fruit tree nurseries. Stan Peter- son Fruit Tree Sales, (cell) 231-499-9292, 888-333-1464. stan@fruit-treesales.com, www.fruit-treesales.com. 2574 S. Benedict Road, Ludington, MI 49431. QUALITY TREES for quality growers, sales agent for Van Well Nursery and C&O Nurs- ery. Mike Anderson, 509-952-3538. FUMIGATION TRIDENT AGRICULTURAL Products, Inc., specializing in soil fumigation for orchards, vineyards, hops, berries, nurseries, and other crops. Hood River/The Dalles: 971- 563-8848; Yakima Valley: 509-728-2004; Columbia Basin/Western Oregon: 509- 481-5998; Wenatchee/Okanogon Valley: 509-828-0691; Northwest Washington: 360- 630-4285. C U S T O M O R C H A R D F u m i g a t i o n Re-plant ing? No job too small. Call now to schedule your applications. 509-687-9572. Serving all of Wash- ington. Visit us at CustomOrchard Fumigation.com. GRAFTING SALVADOR ZARAGOSA professional graft- ing, chip budding, and budding bench grafting. We guarantee 95% take. Mobile, 509-961-2986. PROFESSIONAL GRAFTING and ser vice. Small and large acreage. 20 years' experi- ence. Jose Mendez, 509-584-0034 or (mobile) 509-949-1321. GARY McMONAGLE Grafting, growing for 30 years with over 20 million field grafts of experience, including millions of chip buds and bench grafts. 509-669-1686. ERNESTO ZAMORA (Ernie's Grafting), pro- fessional service, 18 years quality experi- ence. Immediate and long-term satisfaction guaranteed. 509-322-2325 or 509-689-0569. SCIONON® GRAFTING TOOLS, Bio-Graft™ tape, Bud Clips and other innovative nurs- ery, grafting supplies and equipment. Exclu- sive US/Canada distributor. Download our catalog and view our YouTube videos at www.GraftingSystems.com. Toll free 800- 386-5600. Cell 269-921-6892. Ask for Matt Moser. ZAMORA'S GRAFTING. Many Central Wash- ington growers satisfied with our unsur- passed results. Over 30 years experience. Contact Ramiro Zamora at 509-689-6932 or 509-733-2754. ARGO GRAFTING, accepting bench and field grafting reservations for 2017. Call Mike Argo, go for quality. 509-952-6593. GROWER HOUSING SUPPLIES STURDY METAL BUNK beds and mattresses for H2A farm worker housing. Two week lead time from order to delivery. Free on-site delivery with larger orders. Call Crown Fur- niture, Wenatchee, WA, 509-663-4814 or 509-670-4011; fax 509-663-6326; or e-mail crown1@nwi.net today for a quote. ORCHARDS FOR SALE 278 ACRES NEAR ROYAL CITY; QCBID irri- gation, 22 acres producing Grannies; good air flow for orchard; Flo Sayre, Farmers National Company, 509-539-3161 or fsayre@ FarmersNational.com. 51 ACRES prime producing orchard: Great location in Quincy, Washington, 41 acres apples, 10 acres apricots. Trellis sprinklers with three wind machines. 509-398-1200. ORCHARD SUPPLIES WILSON IS YOUR SOURCE for all types of fabric and plastics used in farming. Shade, wind screens, greenhouse films, and mulches. 509-453-9983. ORCHARD NETTING W W W . N E T T I N G B U I L D E R . C O M Agrination Netting Builder enclose or build netting structures for orchards countrywide. Grow Netting, Shade, Hail, Bee and Humidity and Custom Retractable Netting. We design, construct and advise our customers on practical solutions. References on request. Please contact Neil Shaw, 864 478-7440 or neilshaw@nettingbuilder.com, www. nettingbuilder.com. ORCHARD LEASE WANTED LEASING FARMS? Dedicated and exper- ienced farmer interested in leasing apple, cherry, and pear farms in Eastern Washing- ton. Call 509-480-2196. ORCHARD REMOVAL PUSH, PILE, BURN. Services for orchard and tree removal, also ripping and discing available. Yakima Valley 509-379-1166. PACKING EQUIPMENT USED PACKING EQUIPMENT: We special- ize in meeting your needs for used cherry, apple, and soft fruit packing and hydro cool- ing equipment. We custom fabricate as well. Call 206-321-8378. PORTABLE HYDROCOOLER and small cherry line with sizer and cluster cutter, could be used as Rainier line. 206-321-8378. STRAPPING MACHINE | Sorma Model RM8 2012 Model only used 3 months as demo. Many options; brand new unit + new warranty $30,000 installed. Contact Sorma USA (559) 651-1269, www.sormausa.co. USED SIMS RANDOM CASE SEALER. Call Tracey 707-263-7327. ROOTSTOCKS TRECO® ROOTSTOCKS mean quality. Buy from the industry leader. TRECO has sup- plied 60 percent of the nation's malus root- stock needs to the nurseries for more than 70 years. Go directly to the source and buy the rootstocks trusted and preferred by the major nurseries: TRECO; PO Box 98, Woodburn, OR 97071. Ph: 1-800-871-5141; fax: 503-634- 2344; e-mail: rootstocks@treco.nu or web- site: www.treco.nu. CARLTON PLANTS, LLC is a qual- ity grower of virus-certified rootstocks and seedlings for fruit, flowering, a n d s h a d e t r e e s . A p p l e : M 9 - N I C , M26, M7, M25, MM106, MM111, domestic. Cherry: Mazzard, Mahaleb. Pear: cal leryana, communis. Plum: M29C, St. Julian. For questions or to place an order, please call our sales department, 800-398-8733 or fax 800-442-1452. COPENHAVEN FARMS NURSERY. "We're at the Root of The Business." Quality Ore- gon-grown rootstock and seedlings for fruit, flowering, and shade trees. Specializing in virus-free apple, cherry, plum, and pear rootstock since 1982. Christopher and Mari- lyn Dolby 503-985-7161; Fax: 503-985-7876. E-mail: copenhavenfarms@comcast.net, www.copenhavenfarms.com. FIRDALE NURSERY, certified apple root- stocks: EMLA.7, EMLA.106, EMLA.111, M.9 (337) and BUD 9. Beaverton, OR. 503-628- 2755. WILLAMETTE NURSERIES offers Ore- gon-grown, virus-certified fruit tree root- stock, including popular M.9 clones and other dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties, and fruit tree seedlings (apple, cherry, pear & plum.) Excel- lent quality, reasonably priced. Outstanding service. Visit us at: www.willamettenurseries. com. Willamette Nurseries, 25571 S. Bar- low Road, Canby, OR 97013. 800-852-2018, 503-263-6405. E-mail: willamette@canby. com. CERTIFIED VIRUS FREE M9-T337/other rootstock for Spring 2017 delivery. Order now while supply lasts. Call Greg Benner, TreeLogic USA, LLC at 509-833-3486 any- time to reserve your stock! Since 1972. STAKES / POSTS / POLES QUALITY PAYS—Princeton Wood Pre- servers pressure-treated posts, poles. Quoted by truckload. P.O. Box 1269, Penticton, B.C., V0X 1W0 Plant phone: 250-295-7911; toll free, 877-797-7678. E-mail: elizabeth@pwpost.com. Web: www.pwppost.com. PANHANDLE FOREST PRODUCTS: Qual- ity posts, poles, and stakes. CCA pres- sure-treated, with delivery. Par ti al loads. 888-289-7678; www.panhandle.com. POSTS, POLES, AND STAKES: Pres sure treated in the USA. Vari ous sizes and lengths. Untreated available for organic growers. Jas- per En ter prises, Inc., P.O. Box 102, Chat taroy, WA 99003; phone 800-238-654, or e-mail sales@jasper-inc.com. STEEL APPLE and grape trellis. Custom systems available. Bamboo, treated wood, top of the line quality and service. Online catalog. Wilson Vine yard and Orchard Supply, Yakima, W A. 509-453-9983, www.wilsonirr.com. TREE SPREADERS "V" SPREADERS. treeform@sympatico.ca, 519-599-2299, or John DeMartini, 209-484- 8502 and ryan@firmanpollen.com (western contacts). WIND MACHINES CHINOOK WIND MACHINES, sales/ ser- vice. All makes, new/used. H.F. Hauff Com- pany, Inc., 509-248-0318. CASCADE WIND MACHINE Service, dis- tributor of Orchard-Rite® wind machines. P.O. Box 9308, Yakima, WA 98909, phone 509-457-9196; Wenat chee, WA 509-662- 2753; British Colum bia, 250-495-7245. WIND MACHINE SALES: sales/ser vice, new and used wind machines. 509-877- 2138. CLASSIFIED ADS are $1.29 per word per insertion. Ads up to ten words are charged a minimum of $12.00. Include name, address, and phone number in figuring the cost.