Mike Omeg reminds growers not to get too hung up on the specifics. Photo by Geraldine Warner Oregon State University agricultural economists recently updated enterprise budgets for both standard and high-­density sweet cherry orchard systems. Enterprise budgets are designed to help growers estimate actual costs and review individual production costs against industry averages. The budgets are developed from analyzing the costs of typical orchard practices shared by a participating team of growers. The individual costs are then averaged to estimate per-acre costs associated with the particular crop or orchard system under study. Budgets are a guide and not meant to […]