As the Pacific Northwest sweet cherry industry moves toward larger crops in the future, it will take the industry working together to achieve success, says the president of Northwest Cherry Growers. The Cherry Institute, scheduled for January 15 at the Convention Center in Yakima, Washington, aims to bring all segments of industry together to discuss research, production, and marketing issues. The size of the 2009 Pacific Northwest sweet cherry crop broke all records with more than 20.4 million boxes shipped. But maturity was late—peak production missed the key Fourth of July market—and it overlapped with California’s crop. Additionally, heat caused […]