Okanagan Cherries

Fruit growers face tough decisions on foreign labour after losses
The Okanagan fruit industry is heavily dependent on thousands of temporary foreign workers in order…

Up to 80% of Okanagan peach crop wiped out by winter cold snap
The cold snap in the southern Interior earlier this winter wiped out roughly three-quarters of…

January deep freeze devastated BC Southern Interior cherry crop
Cherry growers in the Southern Interior fear a deep freeze earlier this year will greatly…

Cherry acreage continues to climb as apples decline in the Okanagan
Two owners of lands just east of Kelowna are working to develop more than 1,000…

Okanagan cherry orchards sail through bitter cold winter
Last year’s early winter was actually a bonus for Okanagan cherry growers. Snow started falling…

Okanagan cherry crop ‘looking very good’ as first fruit of season ready in Osoyoos
There’s optimism in South Okanagan cherry orchards this year as the picking of the first…

South Okanagan cherry growers might find a brightside to early frost damage
This week’s sunny days have been followed by some cooler than normal nights, which has…

Harvest is no bowl of cherries for Okanagan growers this year
The cherry harvest has been in full swing in the southern part of the valley…
For cherry growers, it’s time for the rain to stop
It’s crunch time for Okanagan cherry growers preparing to harvest early-ripening varieties as June rains…

Cherry season is already underway in the South Okanagan
In spite of a brutally unseasonal start to June weather, the Okanagan cherry season has…
Cold snap comes at critical time for Okanagan cherry crop
This week’s cold snap is coming at a critical time for the Okanagan’s cherry crop.…

Test your skills at the fifth annual Cherry Pit Spit contest
PENTICTON - It’s pit spitting time in the Okanagan again with the fifth annual Cherry Pit Spit contest at the Naramata Farmers’ Market. The competition will be held Wednesday, July 23 at 4 p.m. at Wharf Park in Naramata. It is open to all ages and is free of cost. Naramata-fresh cherries are being provided...