apricots

General registration is open now for businesses interested in participating in the 2022 Horticultural Expo this December in Wenatchee.  Dawn Milne with the Hort Expo said the event is three days of all things horticultural, not just apples.   “...

As harvest continues for some varieties of peaches and nectarines, 2021 has proven to be a good year for the Washington stone fruit industry. However, one area that has struggled a bit is Washington apricots. B.J. Thurlby President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Commission said they expect harvest this year to be a bit short of expectations, around 3,000 tons ...

How's the stone fruit season progressing? B.J. Thurlby has the latest on apricots, peaches and more. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

The U.S. Apple Association has named a new chair to lead its board of directors. Mike Preacher, the marketing director at Domex Superfresh Growers, will serve the 2020-21 term. Yakima-based Superfresh Growers, is a fifth-generation, family-owned, grower and shipper that focuses on apples, pears, cherries and apricots ...

B.J. Thurlby recaps the 2019 stone fruit season.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com

That late blast of winter we saw that hit in February and March appears to have impacted the Washington apricot crop.  B.J. Thurlby told the Spokesman Review last week that those unseasonably cold temperatures cut production in half.  The president of the Washington State Fruit Commission says in a typical season, the state produces roughly 5,000 tons of apricots, but this season the yield was clo