[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] As with much of the Pacific Northwest, the 2011 Oregon cherry harvest was far from ideal. A significant rain event late in the season destroyed much of the Skeena harvest. Yet, when I spoke with growers after harvest, most were optimistic about their potential for profit. One thing made this outcome possible, variety diversity. Fifteen years ago, a rain just prior to Bing harvest would have destroyed not only the Northwest cherry crop but also any […]