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April 2004
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Bruce Talbott looks at peach blossoms at Talbott’s farm in Palisade, Colo.
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Field-packed peaches open markets
The beginnings of the Talbott family first came to the Colorado in 1906 with Bruce Talbott’s great, great grandfather. This first family member sent letters back home to Green County, Iowa, talking about the beautiful area in which he settled. And in 1918, his son Charles Yager joined him in their new-found paradise.

Texas grower hits early market, higher prices
Lack’s Blueberry Farm in Knoutze, Texas, is known for having some of the earliest berries in Texas.

Kropf Fruit fined for not paying assessments
In a judgment issued recently by the Ionia County Circuit Court, a Michigan fruit shipping company penalized heavily for violating the state’s agricultural marketing, or check-off law, according to Dan Wyant, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox.


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