Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1. To protect funding for ongoing research programs and to seek funding for new proposals identified as significant and beneficial to the Washington tree fruit industry; 2. To continue cooperative efforts with other specialty crop stakeholder groups and work to educate and inform the new Administration about the unique position of the Washington tree fruit industry and its economic importance to the Pacific Northwest and to the nation; 3. To insure that research activities and requests for research proposals made by the Administration are constructed in such a way as to address the needs of Washington state industry and to give the flexibility to the Commission to participate in the process; 4. To keep the Commission informed of developments in both the Congress and the Administration that impact on ongoing or future research funding; and, 5. To pursue specific activities related to high priority research initiatives
