The Official Newsletter of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association
Volume 25, No. 9
SEPTEMBER 2013
Greg Arnold - Nantasket Cranberry Corp.
GROWERS
ON
NSTAR GRID RECEIVE SAVINGS
It never fails what we learn as growers when we stop
by and visit someone else’s shop. Our industry
certainly has a knack for sharing information. Greg
Arnold from Nantasket Cranberry in South Carver happened to be visiting a local grower, while TNT Energy
was actively upgrading lighting fixtures on that farm.
TNT Energy is a new sustaining member of CCCGA
that is offering energy audits to businesses in this
region. Once Greg understood the audit program, without missing a beat, Greg made an appointment to have
his business evaluated for potential savings. According to Greg “the savings will amount to a $100.00
reduction in my monthly billing. My savings in energy
costs and usage will be realized in just 13 months. I
arranged for a free energy audit with TNT Energy,
which resulted in updating the old fluorescent lighting
along with incandescent lighting; TNT also installed
LED motion sensors along with automated night
sensors. The work was all completed in one day.”
It certainly doesn’t hurt to be on top of your game and
be well informed, which equates to saving unnecessary dollars spent on running a business. Every day
brings something new and another opportunity that
could literally help you save cash at the end of each
month. For those cranberry businesses attached to the
NSTAR grid, there is a savings opportunity for commercial customers if you opt to take
advantage of this program called Direct Install. To initiate this savings, you need to have a free energy audit
to determine what your monthly kW consumption is,
your monthly consumption is calculated and then a
path to energy savings will be specifically determined
for your property. Energy savings opportunities to
keep in mind with this program are: Upgrades to
energy efficient lighting fixtures, electronic contracts,
HVAC and refrigeration, programmable thermostats,
pipe and duct insulation, boiler resets and several
other electrical savings opportunities.
Information regarding the Direct Install program is
available at www.nstar.com. Once there, click on the
“Business” tab and then enter “Direct Install” in the
search box to direct you to the informational page. Also
within the website is a geographical map listing those
specific towns that are eligible for this program. In addition, you can call NSTAR Electric at 1-800-332-3333.
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CCCGA B OARD
OF
D IRECTORS
President
Brad Morse
1st Vice President
Gary Garretson
2nd Vice President
Keith Mann
Secretary/Treasurer
Carolyn DeMoranville
DIRECTORS
Jack Angley
Peter Beaton
Craig Canning
Paul Harju
Derek Maksy
Brett Meredith
George (Chip) Morse
Matt Rhodes
George Rogers
CCCGA S TAFF
Paul Kindinger
Executive Director
pkindinger@cranberries.org
Brian Wick
Director, Regulatory Services
bwick@cranberries.org
Patti Silvia
Executive Assistant
Weather Observer
psilvia@cranberries.org
Dawn Gates-Allen
Communications Manager
dgatesallen@cranberries.org
Anne Cote
Frost Coordinator
acote@cranberries.org
Henry S. Gillet, Jr.
Government Affairs Director
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Advocacy Committee
Member Services
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We are looking for grower members to serve on
our newly structured committees.
Become an active voice in your association!!!
Play a role in your future and ours!
Call 508-866-7878 today to volunteer!!
Supplier Advisory Council
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THE WAY I SEE IT!
BY: PAUL KINDINGER
RE
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HERE
ET
Before I get into my main message for this month, let
me thank all the growers attending our CCCGA annual summer meeting. Overall the feedback has
been very positive! We owe a special CCCGA thank
you to John Makepeace and his family for hosting
this year’s meeting at White Dog Cranberry. I also
want to give a big CCCGA thank you to all our sponsors. A complete list is shown in this issue. Please
remember to say thank you when you see them as
well. Of course, we are always grateful to our special invited guests for taking time from their busy
schedules and for showing an interest in the cranberry industry. Congressman Bill Keating, MASS
Senate President Therese Murray and Representative Bill Straus were gracious enough to share their
perspectives with the audience. Finally, I need to
thank the great staff of CCCGA for their hard work
and dedication. Without their effort the meeting simply would not have happened! Great day, great
crowd, great event – thank you!
Now on to this month’s message. Harvest is just
around the corner and everyone is anxiously awaiting the outcome. It reminds me a little of going on a
trip with our kids and after a couple of hours they
start asking that famous question, “Are we there
yet”? Entering this year’s harvest brings a special
set of challenges for individual growers and the industry. I just returned from attending the Cranberry
Marketing Committee August meeting in Bellingham,
Washington. The headline from that meeting might
read, “Big 2013 Crop Leads to Even Larger 2014
Carryover”. Once again the classic dichotomy between what is good for individual growers versus
what is best for the industry is producing a dilemma
of epic proportions.
I’m told that the “ideal” carry-in is approximately 35%
to 40% of an annual crop. Carryover from the 2012
crop is now estimated to be close to 75%. That compares to 77% in 1999 for those who recall what happened then. The CMC updated production estimate
for the 2013 crop is now pegged at 8,104,000 barrels. Add foreign acquisitions into the mix and total
available supply this fall is expected to be
15,404,000 barrels. Subtract the total expected
sales/use, which is estimated to be approximately
7,670,000 barrels, leaves a carryover next fall (2014)
of somewhere between 6,825,000 and 7,150,000
million barrels or roughly 87% to 92%.
In other words, by the fall of 2014, the industry will
rapidly be approaching a full year’s crop in storage.
Don’t kill the messenger! Please bear in mind that
these are only estimates, but I don’t need to tell most
of you what this implies for prices and grower returns. The statistics beg the question – are we there
yet? “There” meaning are we at a point when something more dramatic and immediate could and should
be done? Which in turn begs the question, what?
To answer the first question – I believe the answer is,
yes – we are “there” and something should be done.
Some might say my response is pre-mature since we
don’t have the harvest in the cooler. I will grant you
that, however, short of a total disaster, we are projected to have a sufficient amount of carryover to
meet almost anyone’s needs.
OK, so what should be done? That is where we run
into all kinds of disagreements. Some growers support a set-aside, some don’t. Some feel government
purchases are the silver bullet. One thing most people do agree on is expanding demand for cranberries, but that is where the agreement ends. Some
feel we need to focus domestically, some say targeting international sales is the way to a better future.
Then there are still others who feel a shotgun approach is just fine, thank you, and promote selling
the fruit to any buyer possible.
I will be the first to admit I have never been through
this end of the production cycle with cranberries before. But despite being a newcomer to the industry,
here is what I propose.
First, continue to open markets both domestically
and internationally, but in a targeted manner that will
produce measurable results. The work CMC and
some handlers are doing with the school nutritionists
around the country is excellent. Their
efforts in
China, Russia, Mexico and other targeted countries
is also great and sorely needed. It will likely take
some time, but I feel we are on the right track which
will pay huge dividends down the road.
Secondly, explore new alternative/industrial uses for
cranberries. Some of this research is already underway, but putting a full court press towards this type of
effort could accelerate the results. The work from
decades ago by the National Corn Growers Association has eventually led to development of the market
for ethanol. It’s probably fair to say that the ethanol
fuel market may have never been developed without
the research and support of the entire corn industry.
They were wondering what to do with a 7 billion
bushel corn crop – which is analogous to the current
situation of the cranberry industry. Today, corn
growers can market a 14 billion bushel crop
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without a great deal of difficulty at prices that support
solid grower returns.
My third suggestion has to do with the use of tax incentives/credits. Some of these tax credits may already be in existence, however, I am not aware of
them. It involves handlers providing various forms of
cranberry products to food banks or community food
programs. For lack of a better name, I call this effort
“Cranberries for Kids”. In return they receive a tax
credit for both the cost of the raw product and the
processing and storage they incurred with the product getting it ready for market. The tax credits can
be federal or state or both.
Using the tax incentives/credits plan offers several
advantages in my opinion. First, it provides products
to consumers who would appreciate them. Those
consumers become potential markets for the future.
It also benefits the handler with the tax credits which
would offset the overall cost. Handlers in turn should
be able to pass some of that lower cost along in the
form of greater returns to their growers. Last, but
perhaps most importantly, it moves product. The
government doesn’t have to purchase product, but it
is a bonus if they do. This approach has the potential to lower inventory without draconian measures or
set asides being put into place.
There you have it -- latest proposal for how we might
navigate to get “there” using approaches we can
hopefully agree on! Since arriving in the cranberry
industry a few months ago I have given a lot of
thought to the mounting dilemma facing the industry.
My conclusion early on was that we will never find
the right answer if we remain a house divided. So,
let’s find those approaches we can all agree on and
move forward towards a better destination! And,
That’s The Way I See It”!
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BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELTS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS INSIDE THE C AR!
BY: SCOTT J. S OARES
CMC E XECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Like me, I'm certain many of you are greeting some
mornings recently with the "it's starting to feel like fall"
refrain. With the air a bit crisper and leaves here and
there crunching underfoot, for the cranberry industry it
can mean only one thing; the harvest is near. – certainly no news to the many growers who are right now
busy monitoring temperatures, checking bolts, plugs,
machines, and other parts in preparation of the imminent harvest. And based upon Committee estimates
suggesting a crop that will exceed 8 million barrels,
we have our "increasing demand" work cut out for us
and we're all in for an interesting if not wild ride!
across diverse industry sectors, including most recently agricultural interests. Already in the few
months she has lent her skills in the communications
sphere as a consultant, Anna has bootstrapped a
growing social media presence as well as notching
up an impressive PR schedule designed to promote
and keep cranberries in the news and 'top of mind'
on a regular basis.
Communications will be an increasingly important
part of the our activities and will include consumer
and trade newsletters as well as press releases
every one to two months.
Clearly, the hard work doesn’t stop after the harvest
Other recent highlights reported during the CMC
but rather starts the next in a series of challenges
associated with the handling, processing manufactur- summer meeting include:
ing and certainly marketing of the crop. I have
 A reported up-tick in export activity that inditouched on some of these challenges as well as the
cated an 8.5% increase in CMC targeted
opportunities on in an earlier blog and article posts
markets and related to these efforts a recent
including our international efforts in China, Brazil, and
Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) from the
Russia as well as working with the National School
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural
Nutrition Association and our partners to expand the
Resources in the amount of $20,000 for a
incorporation of cranberries in school meal programs.
project with the CMC, the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association and the MassaFollowing our recent annual summer meeting of the
chusetts Office of Travel and Tourism to host
Cranberry Marketing Committee meeting held August
journalists from China for a Cranberry Har22 and 23 in Bellingham, Washington, I’m pleased to
vest Media tour in September 2014.
report some further developments of interest. But
before doing so, I’d like to first acknowledge and rec Also important to our international efforts is
ognize Ashley Chard, CMC Project Manager, for her
insuring that our products have access to our
good work over the years on behalf of the Committee
target markets. To this end, we recently suband the US cranberry industry. Indeed it's not unexmitted two additional grants of which we were
pected that professional growth typically results in the
notified in July that one has already been apsearch for new challenges and opportunities and so
proved bringing the total USDA TASC grants
was the case for Ashley. Please join us in wishing
approved to $411,000 with over $300,000 of
Ashley a fond farewell and the best of luck as she
those funds awarded to the CMC during the
moves on to pursue new opportunities!
last year.
Ashley's departure offered an immediate opportunity
 After introduction of the important opportunito reassess our needs and to consider a new apties that can come from a more full underproach to the execution of our mission. At our 2013
standing of the economic significance of the
CMC summer meeting, members were introduced to
cranberry industry and the subsequent proca new organizational and staffing plan that outlined
ess to solicit proposals from entities across
some core objectives and priorities for 2014 and bethe United States, the Committee has deyond. Central to many of this introduction was the
cided to move forward with funding assistheme of improved and maximized communications.
tance from the Cranberry Institute and the
To this end I am happy to introduce readers to our
British Columbia Cranberry Commission to
newest team member, Anna Waclawiczek (Vatz-lavacontract with UC Davis toward the developcheck), who will serve the CMC as our new Communiment of an Economic Impact Study.
cations Director. Anna brings to the table a strong
track record of building positive brand awareness
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
The launch of CMC’s enhanced website that
offers user-friendly access to upcoming meetings and events, blogs, press releases and
other materials for the cranberry community.

A newly modified partnership with the National
Kidney Foundation (NKF) that will generate
new recipes and participation in a variety of
NKF activities.

“Big Cranberry Meets Big Apple” – a campaign
currently running in NYC’s Times Square
through September with the potential to reach
90 million consumers.

A just-launched CMC sponsored marketing
competition at the George Washington University where 6 groups of undergraduate marketing students will compete to come up with a
winning out-of-the-box cranberry marketing
campaign.

Continued activities and recipe development to
broaden the usage of cranberries in school
lunch programs through a formative partnership with the Culinary Institute of America for
the development of a school food service cranberry recipe contest.
Suffice to say our cranberry marketing “pipeline” is
chock full and we have ready a “crantastic” team of
professionals raring to go with the over-arching goal
that folks will be “gettin’ their cranberry on” 365 days a
year! A Happy and Successful Cranberry Harvest to
all!
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NOTES FROM THE HILL:
BY HENRY GILLET
August has proven to be a very quiet month on the
legislative front. Just as Congress has an August recess (they return September 9th) the Massachusetts
legislature traditionally suspends formal sessions during the month. Both branches continue to meet twice
weekly in informal sessions (no roll calls) addressing
special needs of Massachusetts cities, towns, and
residents. Governor Patrick has also been able to enjoy some down time by managing the business of the
Commonwealth from his summer retreat in Richmond,
Massachusetts. Contrary to the slow legislative pace,
political activity has been robust.
Special elections to fill vacated elected federal and
state positions started early in 2013, continue today,
and we anticipate more to come this year and during
the first three months of 2014. The Commonwealth
has reimbursed cities and towns over $30 million to
cover the costs of the mandated local expenditures.
August has produced early declarations of interest
from numerous candidates for the 2014 Governor’s
race. On the Democratic Party side, Juliette Kayyem,
a former Boston Globe columnist, and one time
Obama administration homeland security official,
joined the field of previously announced candidates,
Treasurer Steve Grossman, State Senator Daniel A.
Wolf, biotechnology executive Joseph Avellone, and
former Obama healthcare official Doctor Donald M. Berwick. Party leaders still await a final decision from other
potential candidates, including Attorney General Martha
Coakley, Congressman Michael Capuano, and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone. The Republican Party
slate of candidates has been much slower to materialize. More focus has been on who was not running,
namely former U.S. Senator Scott Brown. One Beacon
Hill Republican prognosticator is calling for the winning
dream team, Charlie Baker for Governor and his running mate Shaunna L. O’Connell, current State Representative for Taunton. Do stay tuned…
We do anticipate CCCGA to take a leadership position
among other agricultural commodity groups and associations to schedule and coordinate agricultural education forums with each individual gubernatorial candidate. Plan on joining other farmers to participate in one
or more of these important meet and greet sessions.
Your involvement, knowledge, and vote are vital elements to our success.
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2013 C RANBERRY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION MERIT AWARD RECIPIENTS
BY: PATTI SILVIA
Funds earned through the Cranberry Educational Foundation have been used to aid the following promising
students in attaining an education:
Benjamin Walker
Benjamin is currently attending California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) where he is engaged in
masters degree studies of Coastal Watershed Science
and Policy. He is CSUMB’s representative for the local
MARINE graduate organization, a student organization
that provides support for students in marine sciences by
performing public outreach, networking, and creating
opportunities for educational advancement. It is also
worth noting that Benjamin has already received a
bachelor of science degree in environmental science
with concentration in Marine science, a concentration
he has maintained with internships and jobs at various
Marine labs throughout both Monterey and Cape Cod.
Once Benjamin attains his Master’s he hopes to return
to Cape Cod and help reform local policy, much to the
aid of the farming and fishing industries. Benjamin is
also the nphew of Annie Walker and works at Annie’s
Crannies seasonally.
Marissa Pavao
Marissa is soon to enter her junior year of pursuing a
baccalaureate nursing degree at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Despite a course-load that is
known to be rigorous, Marissa has maintained a near
3.6 GPA in her studies, a feat made all the more
impressive given her additional responsibilities. Marissa
also works part time at The Cedars Assisted Living
Center as a certified nursing assistant and takes this
job, not as a detriment that cuts into her studies, but as
a valuable experience to augment her class work.
Marissa hopes to become a registered nurse in the
years to come and is leaning toward a specialty in geriatrics. Her genuine desire to make a difference in a
patient’s depth of life is a quality to be commended and
this foundation chooses to honor her with this scholarship.
Derek Newhall
Derek is currently an Environmental Engineering major
at Clarkson University where he boasts an impressive
3.8 GPA and dominates a range of topics from calculus
to industrial ecology. Derek wants to concentrate on the
field of water resource engineering, an aspiration
inspired by his love of the ocean. Derek has made serious advances to make his dream a reality. He has
researched filtration systems and later implemented
similar designs to provide drinking water to a town in
Equador during a trip with Engineers Without Borders.
In addition, Derek has fulfilled various duties with in the
fields of construction, oyster harvesting, and also cranberry production at Satucket Cranberries. His goal to
change the environment for the better will be helpful to
us all and we are happy to help him along in his venture.
Congratulations to Benjamin, Marissa and Derek . Each
received a $1,000.00 CEF Scholarship to assist with
educational expenses.
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NEI
AT PLEASANT BAY ALLIANCE, BREWSTER, MA
BY: DAWN GATES-ALLEN
Without a doubt, “Cranberries 101 – Neighbor to
Neighbor” is always being mentioned out there in our
local communities and Civic Organizations. It’s a pleasure for me to speak on behalf of our Massachusetts
Cranberry Industry; providing good solid information on
what we do as growers, lends itself to why we align ourselves with great support systems such as the UMass
Cranberry Station.
Many times “Cranberries 101 –
Neighbor to Neighbor” is a great platform that connects
the non-grower population to activities on the bogs.
Surprising is that most folks are not aware of the
science and horticultural research that we receive from
the UMass Cranberry Station, including Best Management Practice guides.
I was asked to speak at the Pleasant Bay Alliance on
August 14, 2013 at 7:00 pm. The summer speaking
series for this particular evening was Land Stewardship
and Water Resource Protection.
Carolyn DeMoranville, Director of the UMass Cranberry Station attended
and spoke on behalf of the fertilizer needs of the cranberry crop. Carolyn did a wonderful job representing
the Nitrogen science of our industry. Through the use of
Carolyn’s research and reports, it was explained that
overuse of nitrogen does not equate to bigger crops for
this industry. Through a combined and balanced
discussion, I was able to express to the audience that
growers don’t over apply nitrogen, over use pushes our
cranberry plants past bud development, creates excessive vine growth and lends itself to insect invasions.
None of these conditions are healthy for the plant or the
environment and are a waste of money.
Although it was a small audience, it was a well educated group, interested in how the cranberry industry
manages the land.
The PowerPoint presentation
featured in the moment images of our growing season;
clearly the message was delivered that we as growers
are extremely sensitive to our environment and supporting ecosystems. Discussion points included sustainability and trying to make a profit from our bogs. The
key point delivered was that if we as an industry are not
responsible, we will not be in business. At the end of
the presentation, there was a new admiration for the
cranberry industry and UMass Cranberry Station’s
ongoing efforts. We as the cranberry industry share to
some degree the environmental burden collectively with
our neighbors, since we all share the water, soil and air.
Future generations must have a healthy environment,
with clean water and open space to keep us farming.
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RIVER HERRING AVOID ESA L ISTING
. An historic fish species found commonly in many
areas in southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod
is the alewife and blueback herring, collectively known
as river herring. Many growers are well aware of this
anadromous species, working hard to keep the herring out of their bogs and away from their pumps during the herring’s migration in the spring and fall. Recently reports have indicated a decline in the herring
population due to overfishing, habitat loss, among
other factors. In 2011, this led to a formal petition by
the Natural Resources Defense Council to the United
States Department of Commerce to have river herring
listed on the federal Endangered Species Act. As a
result of this petition, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service
was charged with conducting a formal review of river
herring to determine if this petition would be upheld.
CCCGA closely followed the two-year long process as
NOAA Fisheries gathered information to determine if
river herring should be listed as an endangered species. Just this past August, NOAA released its finding
that listing river herring as either threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act is
not warranted at this time. Their press release contained the following quote: “There has been a lot of
good work done, especially in the past two years to
help protect and restore alewife and blueback herring,” said John Bullard, regional administrator for the
Northeast, NOAA Fisheries. “We plan to work with our
partners to identify and implement effective conservation efforts for river herring populations throughout
their range while also supporting further research to
fill in important data gaps for these two species.”
Should river herring have been included on the federal Endangered Species Act list, the impact to cranberry agriculture would have surely been felt. There
would have been the obvious impact to those growers
that have water resources that are a part of active
herring runs or spawning grounds. In addition, any
grower part of the EPA’s Pesticide General Permit
(NPDES) program would have to undergo an additional approval process before applying pesticides.
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Much of what I report to the grower community seems
to indicate that regulatory uncertainty is more the
norm, rather than the exception. It is encouraging
when a regulatory agency makes a positive decision
based on research and careful analysis. NOAA will
revisit the listing of river herring within five years, so
this potential issue has not completely gone away.
However, for those growers whose operations currently interface with herring, there is opportunity to
insure that harmful impacts can be avoided or mitigated to the greatest extent possible. CCCGA is working with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries to examine our past practices for screening and
other measures that were historically recommended
for growers to employ. Once we gather more information and discuss options with the biologists, we will
revise our grower advisory and conduct a workshop
(most likely at the winter meeting) to help educate
growers on the latest information. Now more than
ever it is critical that the cranberry industry do all it
can to avoid conflicts with river herring. This industry
rightfully prides itself on being stewards of the environment and this is a great opportunity to demonstrate
to the regulatory community and the public that we
are aware of the issue and we are doing all we can to
help this species based on the latest information available, while sustainably growing an agricultural crop. I
have no doubts that CCCGA and the grower community will continue to meet the environmental challenges in front of us and deliver positive results.
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2013 A NNUAL M EETING
BY: PATTI SILVIA
MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
DIAMOND
The Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association 126th
Annual Meeting was hosted by John Makepeace at
White Dog Cranberry, LTD in Halifax on August 20th.
The more than 360 guests enjoyed a delicious
clambake catered by Steamies Clambake LLC and
new this year, a Beer Tent Social, courtesy of
Progressive Grower. Juice for our event was graciously donated by Cott, Inc. and Ocean Spray Cranberries. The premier of our new Crimson Harvest
video was viewed. A short loop detailing a brief history of cranberry farms and how cranberries are
grown today was aired and pre-sales are now being
taken at the CCCGA office. Our board of directors’
election results, in accordance with the CCCGA
bylaws were announced. We are pleased to announce George (Chip) Morse was newly elected to
the board, along with incumbents Jack Angley, Craig
Canning, Carolyn DeMoranville and Keith Mann.
Congratulations to all candidates and winners. After
introductions and greetings, our guest speakers U.S.
Congressman William Keating, Senate President
Therese Murray and State Representative William
Straus updated us on issues important to the
cranberry industry. Our Executive Director, Paul
Kindinger, highlighted the accomplishments of the
past six months and informed us as to what the
Association is currently involved with on the growers’
behalf. Awards were presented to the Cranberry
Educational Foundation Scholarship winners and a
special presentation was made to our past board
member Don Badeau. Thank you to all our members
and guests for attending and continuing to support
your Association.
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SAVE THE DATES!
Grumpy’s 5K Run/Walk
November 2, 2013
10th Annual
Cranberry Harvest Celebration
October 12 & 13, 2013
CCCGA Winter Meeting
March 5, 2014
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BY: SUE SHANNON - STRATEGIC T RANSITIONS - BENEFIT CONSULTANT
What if you could add a retirement stream of income,
a Life Insurance policy and even Disability and still
have cash left over from Health Insurance Savings?
The sessions are held at the CCCGA Office in
Carver, 1 Carver Square Boulevard.
Well, many CCCGA members are able to do just
that. How you may ask? Well, many are now paying
60-80% less for their health insurance plans while
still maintaining comparable, and in many cases
better health insurance coverage.
4:30pm
Ok, still wondering how this is possible?
Well, MA has had its own Affordable Health Care
since 2006, but what they don’t tell you, is for business owners, the qualification is based on Net not
Gross Income. This makes a huge difference and
many CCCGA members have already taken advantage of the huge costs savings.
Plus, not only have they saved dollars, but they are
also able to add some of those savings to increase
their retirement income. For instance, one family
farm is saving over $2,000 month. By taking half of
the savings and adding an additional policy, the
owner would receive around $50,000 a yr starting at
age of 65, plus a Life Policy over $600,000. Sure
beats Social Security! Keep in mind, this is a benefit
without additional cash outlay, in fact the business
owner is still pocketing $12,000 a year now from
savings.
To give you a sense of how other members have
capitalized on Health Care savings, here are a few
examples:
Family Farm - Parents, Grandparents and Son will
save $26,000 a year.
Family Farm - Husband and Wife went from $1,120/
month to $286 for a better plan, saving $10,000 a
year.
Family Farm - Individual plan from $800 to $168 to a
better plan, saving over $7,000 a year.
Come see how Strategic Transitions can help you,
your business and/or employees. Also, all CCCGA
member's vendors, friends and family are also able
to take advantage of this service CCCGA is providing.
Wednesday, September 18
Wednesday, September 25
Please RSVP to Sue Shannon at 774-929-7104 or
email at sshannon@strategic-t.com.
Individual appointments are also available.
Patrick Moore from Cranbarrier Boom
alerted CCCGA that a person is allegedly
selling an imitation “Cranbarrier” boom as if
it were the original patented “Cranberrier”
boom. Patrick Moore is the ONLY person
who sells directly to the growers for Cranbarrier, and does not have a sales team or
have any affiliation to this other product being marketed and sold as “Cranbarrier”
boom. Police are investigating the situation
to assess whether any laws are being violated by the alternative party. If you have
any questions please contact Patrick Moore
directly at 508-509-6467
or email at
pmoore94@comcast.net.
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SERVICES FOR HIRE: AccuCran IPM and FOR SALE: Miller 200amp stick ARC welder/
Cranberry Consulting, 30 years experience. Call generator, 16hp Tecumseh electric start, very good
Don Badeau,
cell: 508-846-5229, home: 508- condition $575 Call 781-585-1999
224-2790
FOR SALE: $429,900 - Operating cranberry bog. 4
SERVICES FOR HIRE/SALE:
Cranberry Vine acre bog, 2 acre Pond, 2 acre Dyke, Yield harvested
Mowing and Baling. Lower your bog renovation cost! ‘Stevens’ & ‘Pilgrims’ in Oct. 2011. Acadia Type Soil
Also, local feed hay & construction hay for sale. perfect for crops. Potential to develop 75 - 80 addiReunion Farm, Plympton Ctr. Call Rick Burnet @ tional acres as producing bog. Approximately 5 acres
Tel:781-585-0295 Cell: 781-910-2740
of sand 10-12` deep. Flat land, no rocks. 125 acres in
FOR SALE: 1996 Master Tow Car Hauler 7000 total, 2500` river frontage in Nova Scotia. 3 miles to
GVW, asking $2449.00. Terrain King John Deere Hwy 101 access. Call Val 902 840-1600 or
dike moving attachment for tractor, Best Offer. Skid www.valj.com MLS 05167549.
Sprayer Fiberglass two section tank with mechanical FOR SALE: Darlington harvesters for sale, modified
agitation in 200 gallon compartment, reconditioned with new elevators and Stevens combs. Honda enHypro D50 pump, 14 GPM, Honda GX 8 HP Electric gines, willing to trade for wet harvester. Harry 207start engine. Hannay Electric rewind reel model 754-3455. Free delivery included.
1526/17/18 for 5 8in hose, no hose included.
WANTED: 20 to 70 Dry Frontage Acres to Cultivate
Plumbed with pipe tee and valve for tank fill, asking
Shitake in SE MA Contact Mac at 508-273-3789,
$3199.00. Truck plow for a small dump truck,
initia@comcast.net
asking $750.00.1995 Ford Dump Truck
New
Engine, Diesel, White with a 1987 Eager Beaver FOR SALE: Up to 10 tons of quality genetic stevens
Trailer, 9 ton, 3 axles, asking $20,599.00. 1971 cranberry vines available. $2,000/ton. References
Autocare dump truck, diesel, 12 speeds with available. Call Mike 508-333-0355
standard transmission, Detroit diesel engine, Gray,
asking $6499.00. If interested, please WANTED TO BUY: Furford harvester in good condicontact johnkopacz@mertech.org or call John at tion. Also looking for sickle bar mower attachment for
a Gravely tractor. Please call Wayne at 508-432-1556
781-659-1599.
WANTED: Cranberry bogs, with or without a
house.
Will consider lease or purchase, prefer
minimum
of 10 acres of bog. Please call:413834-8873 or email: jwkinchla@yahoo.com
WANTED:
Darlington picking machine teeth. Call
David @ 800-294-0497 or 508-341-5057 or email @
hayden1892@yahoo.com.
FOR SALE: Used pull weed wiper with 8’ wiping roller
FOR SALE: 4-wheel drive bog sander 1 1/2 yd - in good condition - $1,700.00 or best offer. Call David
@ 800-294-0497 or 508-341-5057 or email @
capacity, for details call 508-830-1001.
hayden1892@yahoo.com.
WANTED: I will pay you a fair price $2.00 - $7.00
depending on quality and amount for old 1/8, 1/4, SERVICE FOR HIRE: Wet harvest cranberry bogs.
1/3 & 1/2 barrel cranberry boxes (individually or in $400.00 per acre. Call Brian @ 508-364-3730.
lots)-or any other type of old wood boxes, cranberry
scoops, cranberry barrels, Hayden or Bailey FOR SALE: 1980 Ford 10 Wheel Flat Bed Dump
Separators / sorting equipment & any other Body truck - New engine less than 1,000 miles on it
cranberry related antiques. Please call #508-295- and new tires asking $11,000.00 Contact (508) 9516200.
0497 or David at cell #508-341-5057.
FOR SALE: Brand New - Walk behind Power FOR SALE: Aluminum Sanding Barge 8’ x 19’ (at
Fertilizer/Sand Spreader Holds 500lbs of granular water line) / 22’8” (top deck length) $8,500 Best Offer
materialgreat for smaller acreage to fertilize or Call for more information & pictures 508-221-1147 or
sanding and landscaping asking $5500.00 Contact Email: RetsyoOyster@gmail.com
(508) 951-6200
One Carver Square Boulevard
P.O. Box 97
Carver, MA 02330
TEL: 508-866-7878 FAX: 508-866-4220
Web: www.cranberries.org