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.
Thurlby: Complications in cherry forecast
2018 brings an earlier start and cloud of tariffs over China.
Thurlby: Looking ahead to the Northwest cherry season
In Washington, we just came through the rainiest March on record, and the view from the window tells me the season has yet to give way to what most of us would call “springtime conditions.”
Thurlby: Hot for cherries
Gonzalo Villareal harvests SweetHeart cherries in Selah, Wash., on July 16, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) After record-setting
Thurlby: The 2015 Northwest cherry season by the numbers
Gonzalo Villareal harvests SweetHeart cherries in Selah, Washington on July 16, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) by
Thurlby: Northwest cherries shipping, selling at near record volumes
Click chart to enlarge.July is the biggest month of shipments during the NW cherry season, but 2014 produced more
Thurlby: Northwest cherry team on the go through first crop estimate
The promotion staff at the Northwest Cherry Growers has been all over the globe over the past several months. Likewise,
Good Fruit Grower improves service to growers
As the Northwest Tree Fruit Industry races toward 2014, the team at the Washington State Fruit Commission has been racing
The Fickle Nature of Earned Media
With the industry running full tilt into apple harvest … the team at the Northwest Cherry Growers is putting together
The Art, Science…and Luck of Cherry Crop Estimation
It’s June 12th 2013 and the Northwest Cherry harvest for this season is officially underway. We saw our first shipments