27 Jun 2024
Growers, and traders share real-time data, enabling operations to maximize labor efficiency. PET-Tiger allows personalized payment calculations for individual workers and teams with multiple payment systems, improving employee management and incentives.
27 Jun 2024
A team from Utah State University examined four black cherry orchards. The orchards were chosen for different soil characteristics and canopy structure, which were mapped and analyzed to understand how texture affects orchard performance.
26 Jun 2024
"Organic sweet and dark cherries are up from last year," commented Brianna Shales. "Harvest is underway in Washington State, and we will see increased volume of organic cherries through the end of June for promotions.
26 Jun 2024
Of all the unusual names for cherries, few have raised as many questions as the Black Republican. The story of the Black Republican cherry begins with Henderson Lewelling, the eldest son of a Quaker family who ran a successful nursery in Iowa in the late 1830s.
25 Jun 2024
Fewel's orchard in Washington has 17 acres of this variety. After proving that it was genetically unique, he patented it in 2019 and hopes to sell it to industry under the trade name 'Zillazeus' (commonly abbreviated 'Zeus', it is patented as TF 7142).
21 Jun 2024
Sage Fruit's organic cherries account for about two per cent of the total cherry volume, said Komstadius. "Currently, the volume at the industry level does not seem to be growing, but with organic trends, it is reasonable to think that it will grow in the future."
19 Jun 2024
The bottles were found in five storage pits in the cellar of George Washington's mansion, 29 of which contained cherries. The bottles were extracted from the pits and refrigerated, and it is planned to subject them to scientific analysis, the statement said.
19 Jun 2024
"Growers are describing the 2024 Northwest crop as a perfectly average crop of excellent quality cherries," said B.J. Thurlby, president of the Northwest Cherry Growers. Along with the warm weather, volumes are also increasing.
17 Jun 2024
The cherry harvest in the northern hemisphere got off to a promising start, being 10-15 days earlier than in previous years in some European countries. This early start also led to an early end of the season for some varieties.
14 Jun 2024
Statewide surveys were conducted in Oregon sweet cherry orchards for virus and virus-like diversity and distribution. A subsequent survey was conducted in the Mid-Columbia production region for the presence of little cherry symptoms associated with little cherry and X-Diseases.
