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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER AUGUST 2017 5 Vanguard International buys Pride Packing T he Vanguard International Group of Issaquah, Washington, has purchased Pride Packing Co. of Wapato, Washington. Pride Packing was founded in 1972 by Ernest Spada Sr. and was one of the first com- panies to adopt the two-leader growing and pruning technique, according to a news release. Spada will continue as Pride's chairman emeritus, and Brett Calhoun will continue as general manager and vice president of farming operations. Pride is a vertically integrated 3,000-acre farming operation with packing and cold-storage facilities, producing apples, pears, cherries, apricots, peaches and nectarines. Entomologists join WSU for pear IPM project T wo new entomol- ogists have joined the Washington State University's Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee to work on a new pear inte- grated pest management project funded by the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative. Louis Nottingham has joined as a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of WSU entomologist Elizabeth Beers. A native of Virginia, Nottingham earned his doctorate in entomology from Virginia Tech, where he focused on pest management in snap beans, lima beans and soybeans. Since starting at WSU in January, he's begun evaluating the effectiveness of existing pesticides against pear psylla at various life stages to track developing resistance in the pest and looking at possible pest repellent strategies. Chris Strohm is working as an extension assistant in Tianna DuPont's lab. A New York native, he earned his master's in entomology from the University of Kentucky. This season, his work is focused on field surveys for pear pests and their natural enemies. A layman's guide to reading research articles T wo Washington State University extension specialists have released a free guide to help readers wade through the sometimes confusing and controversial world of science. Called "Scientific Literacy for the Citizen Scientist," the publication describes the sci- entific method, defines common scientific terminology and offers a checklist of criteria for scrutinizing scientific claims, such as source credibility and topical relevance. The online version also offers video links. It was written by Linda Chalker-Scott and Catherine H. Daniels, extension horticul- turists from Washington State University in Puyallup. They originally intended the manuscript as a module for the university's Master Naturalist program but decided to release it as an extension manual, as they "thought it was applicable to everyone, not just this curriculum," Chalker-Scott said. Go online to bit.ly/2trDpTg to view the document. Louis Nottingham Chris Strohm QUICK BITES People and industry in the news. Read more Fresh Updates at goodfruit.com/fresh-updates Clarification I n the "To KGB or not to KGB" story in the June issue, Good Fruit Grower described the evolution of the Kym Green Bush (KGB) cherry system as developed "partly by accident." Australian grower Kym Green, who was described as an early adopter, says he developed the system named after him by his wife as a modification of the Spanish Bush system. cameronnursery.com 1261 Ringold Rd., PO Box 300 • Eltopia, WA 99330 We ship nationwide, so please call for price and availability! CONTRACTS for 2017 and beyond! Custom Contracted Apple, Cherry & Pear Trees ➱ TOP QUALITY ➱ VIRUS TESTED ➱ VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING HIGHEST QUALITY FRUIT TREES ! Call for: • TREES • ROOTSTOCK • INTERSTEMS • BENCH GRAFTS • SLEEPING EYES • ROYALTIES Time to Start Planning 2018 Rootstock Orders 2018 Bench Grafts STACY GILMORE 509-266-4669 Stacy Gilmore • cnsales@fastmail.com