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Cherries
Featured stories covering cherries appear in this issue.
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Oregon Cherry Growers co-op positioned for growth
Cooperative is focused on expanding value-added products.
Brining key to cherry processing
Brine solution makes cherry processing a year-round operation.
Oregon cherry cooperative president feels connection with farmers
Tim Ramsey begins his third season as president and chief executive of Oregon Cherry Growers in The Dalles, Oregon on April 8, 2015.(TJ Mullinax/Good
12 tips for selling to multiple wineries
Growers must be matchmakers when selling to wineries.
Study shows value of high-density cherry systems
Sweet cherries are borne on flowers at the base of short limbs in the super spindle axe system. (Courtesy Stefano Musacchi) Stefano Musacchi,
Remove cherry virus infected trees quickly
There is no cure for little cherry virus. Removing trees will help stop it spreading.
Training sweet cherries
New guide gives step-by-step details for managing cherries in seven different systems.
Cherries harvested as berries
A Utah researcher joins others who want to change how cherries are grown and harvested.
Optimizing cherry quality during export
Choosing the right MAP liner can improve fruit quality.
New cherry varieties wanted urgently
Growers are frustrated by the pace of WSU’s sweet cherry breeding.
Early cherry is on fast track
WSU’s elite selection matures a little after Chelan.
Cheerful over cherries
Ramon Lopez Santiago harvests cherries in Mosier, Oregon. Photo by Paloma Ayala, Hood River, Oregon. "Cherry"Artwork by Donna Rose Derrer, Corvallis, Montana.
Montana cherry growers save the best till last
For many years, Montana sweet cherries were marketed as the tail end of the Washington State crop, not having much of an identity of their own. But more recently, growers in Montana have worked to project a better image of what they think are better cherries and to get a better price for them.
WSU team taking on cherry disease
Little cherry virus 2 is spread by mealybugs
Calcium improves cherry quality
Calcium in field sprays and added to cooling water reduced pitting and improved cherry firmness.
Why go with Arctic GMO apple?
There are apple varieties that naturally don’t turn brown.
Lewis-Clark Valley appellation proposed
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau published a notice of proposed rulemaking on April 14 to establish the more than 300,000-acre Lewis-Clark Valley
New requirement for growers to receive crop insurance
There’s a new requirement for growers who receive federal crop insurance premium support. The 2014 Farm Bill tied federal crop insurance subsidies to conservation compliance,
California Fresh Fruit Association elects officers
David Jackson of Family Tree Farms in Reedley, California, was re-elected chair of the board of the California Fresh Fruit Association for the 2015-2016 fiscal
Mathison joins 40 under 40
West Mathison West Mathison, president of Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, Washington, has been named as one of Vance Publishing’s 2014 class of “40 Under
Alegria chairs apple board
Jon Alegria, president of CPC International Apple Company in Tieton, Washington, has succeeded Barbara Walkenauer of Selah as chair of the Washington Apple Commission’s board
Apple imports from China allowed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a final rule that will allow Chinese apples to be imported into the United States, effective May 29.
Nick Hammond, Young Grower from The Dalles, Oregon
Nick Hammond, a Young Grower from The Dalles, Oregon talks about why he is a cherry farmer and about working toward a pedestrian style orchard system.