Dr. Srdjan Acimovic, the new tree fruit pathologist at Virginia Tech’s Winchester Research and Extension Center has asked that I post this message for him. Srdjan wishes to conduct a survey targeting commercial growers of tree fruit and specialty crops in Virginia, which will provide him with their feedback on the economic significance of plant diseases in their individual operations and their opinions about the importance of plant disease research. Dr. Acimovic compiled the questions in this survey, which is intended to help direct and guide his research and extension programs in tree fruit and specialty crop pathology. The survey is anonymous and no personal or specific farm data will be collected. Your participation would be greatly appreciated, and you can do so by clicking on the text below.