In My View — Success depends on planning for the future
Driven by consumers and government regulators, the Washington State tree fruit industry is adapting and responding to market and nonmarket
Korean agreement reduces tree fruit tariffs
U.S. sweet cherry exports will benefit immediately from reduced tariffs if the proposed free trade agreement with the Republic of
Holtzinger has high-tech Rainier line
Holtzinger Fruit Company has installed a state-of-the-art packing line specially for Rainier cherries. Holtzinger Fruit Company in Yakima, Washington, has
What is a bad cherry?
What is a bad cherry? It's a cherry that consumers don't want, and a cherry that slows down retail sales,
Consumers like stem-free cherries
Skeena cherries came off this tree, leaving only their stems. Critical to the potential for mechanically harvesting stem-free sweet cherries
Which cherries do they like?
These cherries were part of a consumer variety tasting survey sponsored by Washington State University to learn more about consumer
Why do cherries split?
Why do cherries split? Dr. Moritz Knoche of the University of Hannover, in north Germany, explained his theory at the
Developing the organic market
Stemilt Growers, Inc., Wenatchee, Washington, plans to become a bigger player in the organic tree fruit deal and is increasing
Organic cherry crop set to double
Cherries have lagged behind other tree fruits in terms of transitioning to organic, but that's changing. It used to be
Effects of mechanical harvest on fruit quality and storability
A mechanical harvester prototype, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is being studied in Washington state fresh-market cherry orchards.