PNW cherry growers sell record crop - AgMinute for December 9, 2014

Cherry growers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah are invited to the 72nd annual Cherry Institute in Yakima, Wash., Jan. 16. They will discuss the record 2014 crop and ways to sell more cherries. Click here for the full story

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PNW cherries hit record June shipments - AgMinute for July 2, 2014

Cherry growers in the Northwest have logged the best June in years as weather has cooperated in producing a large, good-quality crop. Click here for the full story

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Kit tests available for Little Cherry Disease - AgMinute for June 30, 2014

Little Cherry Disease may be increasing or just being noticed more in north Central Washington, experts say. A new test kit can help growers know if their trees have the virus. Click here for the full story

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Going to the ozone — AgMinute for Aug. 9, 2013

Some tree fruit companies are increasing the use of ozone to combat decay and delay ripening in the storage of this fall's pear and apple crops.

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Cherries versus wheat — AgMinute for July 3, 2013

Doug Bromiley is a bit of a conflicted man these days. The wheat and cattle rancher side of him likes rain. The cherry grower side of him doesn't. "It's hard to cuss the rain," he says, "until you take your wheat hat off and put on your cherry hat."

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Rained out cherries — AgMinute for June 25, 2013

Rain is taking a toll on the Washington cherry crop. Much of Central Washington has escaped with rain showers, but Mattawa and the Lower Yakima Valley had heavy rain recently.

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Race against the cherry sorter — AgMinute for June 19, 2013

Stemilt Growers Inc. dedicated a new, state-of-the-art cherry packing line in Wenatchee on June 14, enabling it to sort and size cherries faster and more accurately to save growers money.

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Fertilizing organic orchards — AgMinute for June 17, 2013

Legumes grown between orchard rows as natural nitrogen sources for tree fruit are being studied by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Washington State University.

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Bridge woes — AgMinute for May 30, 2013

The loss of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River will likely have only a minor impact on the movement of agricultural goods, according to several authorities.

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Little cherry disease — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 29, 2013

It's by no means epidemic, but incidences of little cherry disease have increased the last three years in the Wenatchee vicinity, a Washington State University research scientist says.

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Stinkbug watch — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 28, 2013

Scientists want growers to watch for the brown marmorated stink bug this summer which they say could devastate biological pest management in Central Washington tree fruit.

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Stone fruit ballot — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 8, 2013

Cherry and stone fruit growers in Washington have until Jan. 16 to vote and postmark ballots to decide whether to assess themselves $5 million for Washington State University research.

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