Early Robin, early blush
Early Robin looks set to become an important variety in the Pacific Northwest, as growers try to get a jump on the blushed-cherry deal.
Cherries must be RELIABLY FIRM
Delayed harvest can lead to more problems with pitting and pebbling of cherries. Courtesy of Peter Toivonen, Agriculture and Agri-Food
Neonicotinoids and bees
A spate of new studies came out this spring, all of them seeking to link neonicotinoid insecticides to mortality in
New group begins work
A new marketing and research group has consolidated the California cherry industry into one voice, says Chiles Wilson, chair of
Future of IR-4 in question
More than a hundred specialty crops producers and their organizations have signed on to an effort to convince Congress not
Later and later cherries
Sweetheart, a late-season cultivar developed at the Summerland research center in British Columbia, Canada, is the second-most planted variety in
Bacterial canker requires an integrated approach
A canker from the bacteria Pseudomonas syringae has developed in this young cherry tree. Photo by Ken Johnson, OSU With
Good to Know
VG is a substituted amino acid derived via fermenting the naturally occurring antibiotic rhizobitoxine. After its activity was discovered in
Not just a raincover
This Dutch cherry orchard has a rain cover and is enclosed on the sides with netting to keep out insects
Steps to manage canker
Scientists have developed the following integrated approach to manage canker in cherries: Avoid interplanting new with old trees. Rain can