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Susan Pheasant of Wenatchee, Washington, and Mauricio Frías of Curicó, Chile, are organizing an intensive
Fruit from the Prairie
The five members of the Romance series of sour cherries, released in 2003, surround Carmine
Searching for cherry cracking strategies
When researching rain-induced cracking of sweet cherries, it's obvious that rain is a requirement. Two
Controlling mildew in organic cherries
Powdery mildew is a tough disease to control for Pacific Northwest cherry growers, but it's
Moving larger crops in the future
Focus on what you can control was the message given to growers by cherry marketers
Cherries in Chile
Shawn Gay visits a high-producing Bing, Lapins, and Sweetheart orchard in the Puente Negro area
Taking cover
Iuar Iraira (foreground), manager of the Fundo Agua Buena orchard (in the center picture), discusses
Nursery goes high-tech
This machine carries five workers on seats through a block of nursery trees to remove
Big goal
Operating seven casinos in Chile evidently wasn’t enough of a gamble for the owner of
Swiss company expands to Chile
Ditzler uses five machines to harvest sweet dark cherries for processing into yogurts and ice
Cherries with a challenge
Chilean cherry grower Pablo Garcés (fourth from left) is general manager and part owner of
Seeking strength in adversity
The disastrous 2009 Northwest cherry deal could be a catalyst for change, resulting in a
Forecasting the perfect storm
The Pacific Northwest region's bumper 2009 cherry crop should have come as no surprise, says
Argentine cherry
Argentina, the second-largest country in South America, has a small but expanding cherry industry. Around
The race to market
A group of more than 30 cherry growers and horticulturists from around the world took
Family branches into organics
Alberto Carleti planted this hillside orchard after seeing orchards in Sunnyside, Washington. Argentine cherry grower
Marketing maraschinos
Chopped maraschino cherries destined for ice cream manufacturers. As well as being a major producer
Cultivating beneficials
Mike Omeg checks for beneficial insects in goldenrod plants in an insectary alongside a Regina
Cherry Institute looks to the future
As the Pacific Northwest sweet cherry industry moves toward larger crops in the future, it
MSU leads RosBREED project
Michigan State University researchers will lead a four-year, $14.4-million grant-funded research project aimed at improving
Tough cherry deal refocuses industry
The 2009 season should have been a banner year for Northwest cherries, judging by the
Bigger and better cherries
Fran Pierce (left) and Mark Hanrahan check Kiona cherries for size. Kiona, a cross of
Regina, the shy bearer
Manuel Ybarra of Quincy, Washington, and other Pacific Northwest growers learn about how to maximize
Sweet Skylar Rae
Skylar Rae cherries about a week before harvest. In tests, the soluble solids have been
Cherry revolution
Growers learn about the UFO system in a cherry trial planted this spring at the
To head or not to head
Brandon Lewis (center) of Columbia Basin Nursery listens to Dr. Matt Whiting (left) and Mark
Premium Rainiers
Norm Gutzwiler wants growers who put more time and effort into raising quality cherries to
Potential cherry rootstocks
Dennis Tarry of Dave Wilson Nursery observes a cherry plum cross. While looking for a
Cherums and peacotums
Children enjoy novel hybrid fruits during a tasting at California Polytechnic State University in San
Northwest reports record cherry crop
The first official estimate of the 2009 Northwest sweet cherry crop was a record 16