cherries

After two years of virtual meetings and events, Northwest Cherry Growers will hold their annual five-state commission meeting in person on Wednesday May 18th at the Red Lion in Richland, WA. B.J. Thurlby, President of Northwest Cherry Growers said after two years on-line and the odd spring weather the PNW has seen, it will be good to meet face to face ...

According to the latest numbers from NASS Northwest apple production dropped between 2020-2021, while cherry production during that same time period increased. Between Washington and Oregon, apple production dropped 1% over the past year ...

In today's Focus On Fruit, B.J. Thurlby talks about marketing efforts for this year's cherry crop. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

As we start the second half of our Northwest Farm Credit Services quarterly commodity snapshot series, we turn our attention to the wine and cherry industries. Bill Perry, Vice President at NWFCS said they expect slightly profitable returns for the local cherry industry ...

What impact did last week's storm have on the local cherry crop? We turned to B.J. Thurlby to find out. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

We may be in the middle of winter, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming growing season, specifically making sure your irrigation is running at the top of its game. That’s where Ceres Imaging can help. John Bourne said they partner with farmers to build a profitable operation, thanks to proprietary ariel high resolution imagery, sensors and analytics to determine the healt

As our six-part Northwest Farm Credit Services quarterly commodity snapshot series comes to a close, we wrap up with area wineries and cherries. Bill Perry, Vice President at NWFC said the 12-month outlook anticipates profits for vineyards and slight profits for wineries ...

Washington-based Chelan Fruit Cooperative has been acquired by International Farming. The news comes just after grower, packer and shipper of apples, cherries and pears celebrated its 100th anniversary as a grower-owned cooperative. The vertically integrated tree fruit producer currently includes 1,100 acres of apple and cherry orchards and state-of-the-art packing facilities, controlled atmosph

The Washington State Fruit Commission's Board of Directors quarterly meeting will take place December 1st. The gathering will focus not only on reviewing 2021, but looking at the year ahead. This year's northwest cherry season saw a different landscape than volatile 2020 ...

India and the United States agreed to expand trade between the nations on some agricultural products. Those include U.S. cherries, alfalfa, and distiller’s dried grains, as well as Indian mangoes, grapes, shrimp, and water buffalo. The two sides came together in the first U.S.-In ...