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Cherries
Featured stories covering cherries in this issue.
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Crossing paths to sweet success
WSU cherry breeder has plans for improving program.
Winter cherry modeling is coming
OSU researcher builds cherry bud cold hardiness model for AgWeatherNet.
Cherry marketers testing foreign waters
Northwest Cherries experiments with developing markets in three Southeast Asian nations.
Sugar stall caused by grapevine red blotch virus
Grapevine red blotch virus, as seen here in a Zinfandel orchard in Northern California, reduces fruit quality by disrupting photosynthesis, according to a recent
Taking apples in a new direction
Growers turn bi-ax tree system sideways for WA 38 plantings.
The margins of mechanization
Oregon State University economist assesses the costs and benefits of mechanizing vineyard tasks.
Don’t fight the physiology
Cherry Fruit School session focuses on how cherry systems can more efficiently harness the trees’ natural growing habits for peak performance.
Making orchards less hospitable for SWD
Michigan State University extension specialist Nikki Rothwell recommends growers make their orchards less hospitable to spotted wing drosophila by pruning out six to 10
Big response for little cherry disease
Pacific Northwest industry aims to tackle little cherry disease.
Canines trained to sniff out diseases
Dog detection teams have shown success in citrus and other fruit, now researchers will study if they can help find little cherry disease.
Erin Carlson, a young grower from Summerland, British Columbia
https://youtu.be/j6nyF1ohOQQ family background/ Erin received her agriculture degree in organics at the University of Guelph in Ontario and is also active in local politics representing
Mission ahead for Washington researchers
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission celebrating 50 years driving industry innovation.
Thurlby: Another season of hope is upon us
Northwest Cherries President B.J. Thurlby looks ahead at another season of hope, with a solid plan in place.
Good to Know: 2019 Pacific Northwest cherry research funding
More than $930,000 provided for 20 different research projects.