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Canada’s Dwarf Sour Cherries Conducive to Machine Harvest
By Matt Milkovich, Managing Editor The University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, has bred dwarf sour cherries (also called prairie sour cherrie... READ MORE »
USDA To Buy $82.6 Million in Tart Cherry, Plum, Apple and Pork Products
USDA intends to purchase $82.6 million worth of pork, cherry, plum and apple products for federal food nutrition assistance programs, Agriculture Secr... READ MORE »
Tart Cherry Industry Sales ‘Restriction’ Set at 68 Percent
The national red tart cherry crop came in at 355 million pounds, a whopping increase over USDA’s June estimate of 283.6 million pounds. At its m... READ MORE »
Tart Cherry Industry Sales ‘Restriction’ Set at 68 Percent
The national red tart cherry crop came in at 355 million pounds, a whopping increase over USDA's June estimate of 283.6 million pounds. At its meeting... READ MORE »
CIAB Sets Tart Cherry ‘Restricted’ Percentage at 42
The Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB), which administers the federal marketing order governing red tart cherries, recommended that the restr... READ MORE »
Tart Cherry Industry Will Decide the Fate of Its Marketing Order
In March, tart cherry growers and handlers will decide whether to extend the life of their industry’s federal marketing order, known as the Cher... READ MORE »
Branches Become Mini-Trunks for Sweet Cherries
In a new experimental orchard in Prosser, Wash., and in cooperating orchards throughout the state, sweet cherry trees are being planted at a slant and... READ MORE »
Tart Cherry Industry Managing around 45 Percent Restriction
Tart cherry growers were not very happy with the large set-aside ordered in June by the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB), which administers... READ MORE »
Guesstimators Find Large Fruit Crop, Record Sweet Cherries
By Dick Lehnert and Matt MilkovichThe Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association held its 52nd annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate June 20, giving growers and... READ MORE »
Family Makes Its Mark with Dried Cherries, Chocolate
Mike and Marsh Shadbolt are not your typical Oregon sweet cherry growers. In fact, the couple is one of a kind. For starters, the Shadbolts, owners of... READ MORE »
