Focus On Fruit: How Do Price Wars Impact Local Growers?
As grocery stores battle for the best prices, farmers are feeling the squeeze. Let’s unpack what this means for our local tree fruit growers.
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WSU, Tree Fruit Commission Reaffirm Partnership
Research leaders from Washington State University and the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission were in Pullman last week to reaffirm their “groundbreaking partnership”.
WSFC Set To Recap 2021, Look Ahead To 2022
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
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Focus On Fruit for 07/23/20
What impact has coronavirus had on the ag labor picture? We asked that question of the Washington state Tree Fruit's Jon DeVaney.
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Despite Slow Start, Local Cherry Harvest Looking Good
So far, the 2020 cherry harvest has been a unique one, not because of coronavirus or trade issues, but Mother Nature. B.J. Thurlby, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Commission, said the weather has not been cooperating with growers, creating slowdowns in the harvest
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