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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hello Vincent,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I appreciate your comments and opinions. From my perspective on the tractor seat these comments qualify as “Discussion relating to all aspects of apple production…” As a grower if I cannot make a living growing and selling my apples then I am out of business and would then have no basis to comment on any of the other fun and exciting aspects of fruit growing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:black'>Kurt W. Alstede<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>General Manager,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Alstede Farms, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>P.O. Box 278<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>1 Alstede Farms Lane,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Chester, New Jersey 07930<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>United States of America<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel: 908-879-7189<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Fax: 908-879-7815<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.alstedefarms.com">www.alstedefarms.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=112 height=112 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D27A50.2CD1B940" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CFB1AF.83320400"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black'><img border=0 width=103 height=103 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D27A50.2CD1B940" alt=Picture1></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-bounces@virtualorchard.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Vincent Philion<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> Apple-Crop discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Apple-Crop] Future of Extension Assistance to Apple Crop<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You are missing the point. There is plenty of room for expressing your political and religious views in other forums.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://virtualorchard.net/applecrop.html">http://virtualorchard.net/applecrop.html</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>“<span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";background:white'>Discussion relating to all aspects of apple production from cultivar selection, tree growth and performance, rootstock development and testing to the development of sustainable production systems is welcome.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif"'>”</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif";background:white'>Vincent Philion, agr. M.Sc. IRDA.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard","serif"'>“</span>an environment that once again values and rewards the entrepreneur”. Hopefully, there is room for the “environment” in your environment!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Le 29 janv. 2017 à 16:28, Kurt W. Alstede <<a href="mailto:kurt@alstedefarms.com">kurt@alstedefarms.com</a>> a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Fellow Horticulturalists and Farmers,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I debated whether I should opine or not…there seems to be so little tolerance these days for alternative view points. Yet, to suggest that politics don’t influence our businesses and farms would be not only a mistake but also a disservice to our goal of helping and supporting one another who grow apples. What I can share with you with confidence as a full time family farm owner in New Jersey is that farming under the Obama administration was more difficult, more costly, and much more challenging than any other time in my 35 years of farming. I have seen a steady increase in the direct costs associated with regulatory compliance as well as the amount of management time that I and my team spend simply making sure that our business can operate….none of which helps us grow a better apple for our customers. We are only 10 days into the new administration and I can tell you that I look forward to the opportunity to advance our family business to the next generation in an environment that once again values and rewards the entrepreneur, hard work, rural values, and the risk that we all take each year as farmers. I also look forward to a positive business environment that will allow us to expand our farm, purchase and preserve more farmland, employ more people, and stimulate the local economy.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Simply stated….I am very excited!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes for a successful growing season and may God Bless the United States of America.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold"'>Kurt W. Alstede</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>General Manager,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Alstede Farms, LLC</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>P.O. Box 278</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>1 Alstede Farms Lane,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chester, New Jersey 07930</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>United States of America</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tel: 908-879-7189</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Fax: 908-879-7815</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.alstedefarms.com/"><span style='color:purple'>www.alstedefarms.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><image001.jpg></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC"'><image002.jpg></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>apple-crop [<a href="mailto:apple-crop-bounces@virtualorchard.com"><span style='color:purple'>mailto:apple-crop-bounces@virtualorchard.com</span></a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Vincent Philion<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:14 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Apple-Crop discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [Apple-Crop] Future of Extension Assistance to Apple Crop</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please keep "alternative facts" and politics out of this thread. <br><br>Vincent Philion, agr., M.Sc.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Le 29 janv. 2017 à 16:06, Hugh Thomas <<a href="mailto:hughthomas44@gmail.com"><span style='color:purple'>hughthomas44@gmail.com</span></a>> a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1C1C1C'>The intended effect was to promote the idea that the right wing extremist Donald Trump was trying to suppress opposition voices. Contrast this to the fact that for years the fascist left has threatened any scientist that questions global warming. The death penalty has been called for many times. By the way, the idea: “97% of scientists agree…” is just more fake news.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Daniel Cooley <<a href="mailto:dcooley@umass.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>dcooley@umass.edu</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Since journalists are among the most dishonest human beings on earth, we probably should all just stop paying attention to the news, and let the new administration get on with the important business of making America great again. No offense Con, but America first! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>But if you’re not inclined to stop paying attention, it turns out the USDA kerfuffle came about from an internal decision, not the White House. It strikes me as typical of ARS culture. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/firestorm-over-supposed-gag-order-agricultural-scientists-was-self-inflicted-wound" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/firestorm-over-supposed-gag-order-agricultural-scientists-was-self-inflicted-wound</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dan<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>apple-crop mailing list<br><a href="mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.com"><span style='color:purple'>apple-crop@virtualorchard.com</span></a><br><a href="http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>apple-crop mailing list<br><a href="mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.com"><span style='color:purple'>apple-crop@virtualorchard.com</span></a><br><a href="http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop"><span style='color:purple'>http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>apple-crop mailing list<br></span><a href="mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.com"><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:purple'>apple-crop@virtualorchard.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br></span><a href="http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop"><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:purple'>http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>