northwest cherry growers

This year's Cherry Institute is going virtual. Northwest Cherry Growers Vice President of Marketing James Michael said this year's event will feature the same quality of information growers have enjoyed year after year at in person events ...

The impact the coronavirus has had on the Ag industry has varied from commodity to commodity. When looking at the Northwest cherry industry, B.J. Thurlby, President of Northwest Cherry Growers said the virus did not have an impact on labor availability to start the season ...

As the cherry harvest continues across the Northwest, it’s not weather, or drought that is having one of the biggest impacts on the size of the crop. Little Cherry Disease continues to devastate growers from the Washington/Canada border down into the heart of Oregon. ...

Good news can be challenging to find during the coronavirus pandemic, but cherry growers may be in line for some positive news. As Asian markets begin a return somewhat to normal, growers are excited about the possibilities of shipping sweet cherries across the Pacific ...

Northwest Cherries is out with the first round estimate for the 2020 crop. The estimate, compiled by growers from across the region, puts this year's crop at 205,032 tons, or 20.5 million boxes. If that holds true, it would make this year's harvest smaller than the 2019 crop by roughly 30,000 tons and the smallest harvested crop 2016 ...

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

Washington State University is reminding growers now is the time to manage Little Cherry disease.  School officials say the time after harvest is when growers should sample for infected trees and remove trees that test positive.  Removal of infected trees is paramount to slowing down the spread of the pathogen.   ...

For today's Focus on Fruit, B.J. Thurlby talks about the 2019 cherry harvest and how the crop looks.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Last week, cherry growers from the five Northwest states gathered for their annual meeting, discussing progress in the orchard.  Growers estimated the 2019 crop at 236,400 tons, slightly lower than the over 249,000 tons estimated in Round 1 a few weeks ago.  Gr...

Will the glut of snow and winter weather in February and early March hurt Northwest cherry growers? B.J. Thurlby takes a look.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...