Ben Dover sells kestrel boxes mainly to cherry growers, though they’re also catching on with grape, apple, and blueberry growers. Some enterprising business people are harnessing the hunting prowess of falcons and kestrels to rid Washington State orchards of starlings that rob growers of as much as 10 percent of their crop. While their methods may differ, they get similar results: significantly higher cherry yields and more profits for growers. Former grower Ben Dover was so impressed after installing a couple of kestrel nesting boxes in his Yakima cherry orchard, which he has since sold, that he went into business […]