Cherries
2017 Fruit Crop Guesstimate shows frost impact
The 2017 Fruit Crop Guesstimate, presented by Fruit Growers News and the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association, offered a new educational experience for processors, growers, wholesalers and retailers. This year’s Guesstimate was provided through a... more »
Michigan-based CherrCo announces management transition
James Seaquist, chairman of the board of directors, announced July 6 CherrCo has begun the process of transition of senior management of the cooperative. At the June 22, 2017 meeting of the Board of Directors... more »
Phytelligence secures $6.95 million in new funding
Seattle-based Phytelligence, an agricultural biotechnology company, announced July 5 the first closing of $6.95 million dollars of a total potential $16 million dollar Series B funding round. The first closing was led by Cowles Company,... more »
Plan to change when dealing with spotted wing drosophila
In 2017, we are seeing an early start to spotted wing Drosophila(SWD) and there is a good crop of berries on host plants in the woods. To me, this means SWD will arrive earlier than... more »
Michigan State University researchers get grant to target SWD in tart cherries
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, a nonprofit established through bipartisan congressional support in the 2014 Farm Bill, today awarded $150,000 to scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) to combat spotted wing drosophila (SWD),... more »
Cherry pre-harvest tour set for Oregon
Oregon State University presents a cherry pre-harvest tour hosted Thursday, June 1, by Lynn Long, an Extension educator in Wasco County. Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning and a lunch will be... more »
Spotted wing drosophila monitoring for 2017 cherries
Elizabeth Beers, Washington State Extension scientist, tells Washington state growers that with cherry bloom behind them, and straw coming up rapidly, it’s time to finalize plans for trapping spotted wing drosophila (SWD), and thinking about which trap/lure... more »
Resources for managing cherry pesticide residues
When it comes to concerns over pesticide residues, cherry growers require a lot of complex, up-to-the-minute information to make appropriate management decisions. Specifically, they need to know exactly where their sales desks intend to export... more »
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