Stemilt Announces 2017 Growers Awards

Stemilt Growers held its annual grower BBQ Thursday, August 9, 2018 where they announced the recipients of its 2017 grower awards. Distributed by Stemilt’s Fieldstaff, 13 growers were selected and awarded based on the high quality fruit they produced during the 2017 crop year.

The 2017 Stemilt Grower Award recipients listed by orchard name and then by owner/manager, are as follows:

Fuji Award: TKM Babcock North – Bernardo Reyes

Gala Award: O’Brien Farms, LLC – Craig O’Brien

Honeycrisp Award: PPFC – Dave Piepel

Granny Smith Award: Mattawa Orchard #1 – Jaime Barajas

Pink Lady Award: LBF #5 – Mike and Bryan Mrachek

Red Delicious Award: Ice Harbor Ranch #1 – Chuck Cutforth & Santiago Gomez

Organic Apple Grower Award: JVO LLC – Jesus Peregrino

Organic Pear Award: Stormy Mountain Ranch – Ray Fuller

Pear Award: Bronze Star – Geoff Thornton

Rainier Cherry Award: DVW Orchards, Inc. – Don and Beau Van Winkle

Valley Cherry Award: J&B Orchard – John Douglas