cherry harvest

Growers Expect A Larger Cherry Crop This Year
Growers Expect A Larger Cherry Crop This Year
Growers Expect A Larger Cherry Crop This Year
Cherry producers from across the Northwest met in Richland, WA, this week, and rolled out the first estimate of the 2025 crop.  Northwest Cherry Growers said they are expecting a crop of 21.4 million 20-pound boxes this year, between Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana and Utah.  If...
Future of Farming: Without Advocacy, Ag Gets Hurt
Future of Farming: Without Advocacy, Ag Gets Hurt
Future of Farming: Without Advocacy, Ag Gets Hurt
Idaho 2024-2025 FFA Vice President Josh Nelson talks about the important role advocacy plays at his family's cherry farm.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com ...
Focus On Fruit: 02/27/25
Focus On Fruit: 02/27/25
Focus On Fruit: 02/27/25
B.J. Thurlby takes a look back on the 2024 cherry crop and provides us his thoughts and insights about what growers can expect in 2025.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@to...
Focus on Fruit: 01/23/25
Focus on Fruit: 01/23/25
Focus on Fruit: 01/23/25
Cherries Northwest President B.J. Thurlby takes a look back on the 2024 cherry season.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 
Nearly 9.8M Boxes Of Cherries Harvested This Season
Nearly 9.8M Boxes Of Cherries Harvested This Season
Nearly 9.8M Boxes Of Cherries Harvested This Season
After a delayed start thanks to cool, wet weather this spring, the 2022 cherry harvest is progressing nicely across the Pacific Northwest.  As of Thursday, July 25th, the Northwest cherry industry has shipped 9,745,008 twenty-pound equivalent boxes. ...
NASS: Sweet Cherry Crop Expected To Be Smaller
NASS: Sweet Cherry Crop Expected To Be Smaller
NASS: Sweet Cherry Crop Expected To Be Smaller
If you're a fan of sweet cherries, NASS doesn't have the best news to share. "Not as great a season for the sweet cherries this year," said NASS' Lance Honig.  "In fact, down about 27% from what was produced last year.   Last year was a really good crop, but still that's a pretty sharp drop off from last year.  In fact, tha...
Thurlby: Northwest Cherry Crop Hit Hard By April Snow
Thurlby: Northwest Cherry Crop Hit Hard By April Snow
Thurlby: Northwest Cherry Crop Hit Hard By April Snow
We have a better idea how damaging mid-April’s snow storm was to the Northwest cherry crop. During their recent five-state meeting, Northwest Cherry Growers forecasted the 2022 crop at 13-14 million 20-pound boxes. “There’s just not as many cherries out there, these growers have sustained some real hits, and the hope is that we have enough to harvest and we have enough to at least get out to the
April Weather Delaying Cherry Estimate
April Weather Delaying Cherry Estimate
April Weather Delaying Cherry Estimate
According to Northwest Cherry Growers, the initial crop estimate expected out this week will be delayed because of the winter-like weather that hit the area in mid-April. Not only did many cherry growing regions see extremely cold weather last month, but several saw snow, forcing the delay of the initial crop estimate ...
Thurlby: Snow May Delay Cherry Crop, No Extensive Damage Expected
Thurlby: Snow May Delay Cherry Crop, No Extensive Damage Expected
Thurlby: Snow May Delay Cherry Crop, No Extensive Damage Expected
The winter-like stormed that rolled across the Pacific Northwest Sunday and Monday not only brought unseasonably cold temperatures to the area, but extremely late season snow as well. Snow totals varied from a few inches on the Palouse, to 3”-8” in the Hood River area and as much as 12” around Medford. What impa ...

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