tim smith wsu extension

tim smith wsu extension

Apple Citizen of the Year. I'm Greg Martin with today's Fruit Grower Report. Not exactly a Nobel Prize or and Oscar but the tree fruit industry of north central Washington has named Tim Smith, a Washington State University Extension educator for the past 25 years as Apple Citizen of the Year. The Apple Citizen of the Year award was started in 1981 to honor the roots of Wenatchee's Apple Blossom Festival and the leaders that helped the district claim the title of the Apple Capital of the World. The late Grady Auvil was the first recipient. Apple Blossom Queen Margaret Robinson presented a plaque to Smith during a reception on March 31. Smith will ride in the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival Grand Parade on May 1 as well as take a lot of good natured ribbing by his colleagues. But Smith has earned wide recognition for his work on fireblight, replant disease, and cherry fruit fly control. Smith has also just received the prestigious Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Outreach and Engagement from WSU for his dedication to helping growers in Washington. He has been extension educator for Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan Counties since 1982. In true Tim Smith fashion, when I called to chat with him I was told he was out in the field. Congratulations, Tim. That's today's Fruit Grower Report. I'm Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.
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