Lots of small fruit or fewer big fruit—which makes more money for a grower? For answers, growers should analyze their cherry packout reports, suggests an Oregon orchardist. Growers, when analyzing their own data, may well discover that it pays to grow larger fruit even though tonnage is less, said Mel Omeg of Omeg Orchards, a 350-acre sweet cherry growing operation in The Dalles, Oregon. “Packout analysis is an important tool for setting goals and developing a horticultural plan,” he stated during the Cherry Institute, an educational seminar held annually in Yakima, Washington. “Knowing your return per acre is an important […]