1928
Founding of Auvil Fruit Company
1941
Establishes Red Haven Peaches in the Northwest
1948
Introduces the use of grass cover in orchards
1950's
Auvil orchard replanted on higher ground after building of Rocky Reach dam and development of Lake Entiat
1952
Demonstrates advantage of poplar tree windbreaks.
1960
Introduces Red Gold Nectarines to Northwest.
1968
Establishes Tree Fruit Research Commission.
1972
First commercial planting of Granny Smith Apples in Washington State.
1975
First to successfully market Rainier Cherries.
1976
Introduces double-row planting of Granny Smith.
1980
First new Granny Smith plantings at 1,000 acre orchard near Vantage, WA.
1994
First utilized shade cloth.
1995
Completion of new packing facility and fruit storage facility in Orondo.
1996
SQF audits 100/100 and nutriclean certification began.
1998
Grady Auvil receives WA State highest honor, the Washington Medal of Merit by Gov. Gary Locke.
1999
First commercial production of the Auvil Early Fujis.
2000
Bin scalder was first used.
2004
First plantings of Aurora and Honey Crisp Apples.
2005
Motorized picking platform was developed.
2011
First utilized electrolyzed water in packing process for food safety.
2013
New CA storage was built in Orondo, WA.
2015
New land purchased in Quincy.
2016
New land purchased in Orondo.
2017
New apple packing line introduced.
