<div dir="ltr">Boy, do I pray you are right Kurt. I'm getting a bit nervous to be honest with you.<div><br></div><div>Mo Tougas</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 4:37 PM, John Bruguiere <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:John@dickiebros.com" target="_blank">John@dickiebros.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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well stated sir.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
John Bruguiere<br>
Dickie Bros. Orchard<br>
7th generation owner</font></span><div><div class="h5"><br>
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<div class="m_-5491885221895470909moz-cite-prefix">On 1/29/2017 4:28 PM, Kurt W. Alstede
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hello Fellow
Horticulturalists and Farmers,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Simply stated….I
am very excited!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best wishes for a
successful growing season and may God Bless the United
States of America.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Kurt W. Alstede<u></u><u></u></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"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Alstede
Farms, LLC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">P.O.
Box 278<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">1
Alstede Farms Lane,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Chester,
New Jersey 07930<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">United
States of America<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Tel:
<a href="tel:(908)%20879-7189" value="+19088797189" target="_blank">908-879-7189</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Fax:
<a href="tel:(908)%20879-7815" value="+19088797815" target="_blank">908-879-7815</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.alstedefarms.com" target="_blank"></a><a class="m_-5491885221895470909moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.alstedefarms.com" target="_blank">www.alstedefarms.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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
[<a class="m_-5491885221895470909moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:apple-crop-bounces@virtualorchard.com" target="_blank">mailto:apple-crop-bounces@<wbr>virtualorchard.com</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Vincent Philion<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 29, 2017 4:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Apple-Crop discussion list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Apple-Crop] Future of Extension
Assistance to Apple Crop<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please keep "alternative facts" and
politics out of this thread. <br>
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Vincent Philion, agr., M.Sc.<u></u><u></u></p>
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Le 29 janv. 2017 à 16:06, Hugh Thomas <<a href="mailto:hughthomas44@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a class="m_-5491885221895470909moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hughthomas44@gmail.com" target="_blank">hughthomas44@gmail.com</a>>
a écrit :<u></u><u></u></p>
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<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><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:04 AM,
Daniel Cooley <<a href="mailto:dcooley@umass.edu" target="_blank">dcooley@umass.edu</a>>
wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<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! <u></u><u></u></p>
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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. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<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">http://www.sciencemag.org/<wbr>news/2017/01/firestorm-over-<wbr>supposed-gag-order-<wbr>agricultural-scientists-was-<wbr>self-inflicted-wound</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Dan<u></u><u></u></p>
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