Greetings Apple Growers: How do I know it's almost time for spring? Certainly not the Punxsutawney Phil groundhog/shadow deal. First off, the idea of a rodent seeing his shadow meaning there is another six dark weeks of winter has never made any sense to me. Sunshine should be a sign of spring, not more winter.
Besides that, I raised two kids in California's San Joaquin Valley. How in the world did I explain to them when mid-February rolled around that we'd have to wait another month for spring because two weeks earlier a groundhog nearly 3,000 miles away predicted an extended winter? I didn't. First, my kids aren't stupid. Second, that's a pretty tough sell because most years that's right around peak almond bloom and there are flowers everywhere. No, I know a far more reliable way, when Cornell University Professor and Tree Fruit Entomologist Art Agnello emails the first volume of "Scaffolds" of the year to everyone on this apple-crop list. He issued Volume 27, Issue 1, yesterday, so it's time for me to make my annual request of you. Please take a few minutes and nominate a worthy apple grower today. We all know it's a worthy avocation/profession. (The first word doesn't sound serious, but the second sounds like too much work!) I can't tell you how much the award means to growers. I've heard talkative men who upon being named suddenly find it tough to speak. And I've seen another who couldn't speak at all for a couple moments; he just let a few tears trickle down his cheeks. So please, take a few minutes, click here now<http://www.growingproduce.com/fruits/apple-grower-of-the-year/submit-your-nomination-for-the-2018-apple-grower-of-the-year/>, and let's honor someone who truly deserves it. In this world too-full of phonies, at least we know we can come up with a few apple growers who are the real deal. Best Regards/Dave David Eddy| Editor Meister Media Worldwide<http://www.meistermedia.com/> | American/Western Fruit Grower 3509 Coffee Road, Suite D-20 Modesto, CA 95355-1356 USA O: 209-573-8740 | de...@meistermedia.com<mailto:de...@meistermedia.com> GrowingProduce.com<http://www.growingproduce.com/> | @dave_wfg_avg [Description: A-WFG_logo_150x33]
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