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Apples
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…
iN VIDEO: Dwarf apple trees in the Okanagan in the spotlight of this 1955 film
Long before dwarf apple trees became the standard in the Okanagan, the National Film Board…
Kelowna orchardists lose court battle and have to pay $31,000 apple levy
Two Okanagan apple growers have been ordered to pay a $31,000 bill after they lost…
Okanagan’s Unusually Good Apple Bites looking to be national snack champs
A business venture launched by the Enactus program at Okanagan College is making a pitch…
Some cherry farmers lost entire crops in heat wave; apple farmers still waiting to see damage
B.C.’s tree fruit farmers were dealt a devastating blow last week when temperatures reached record…
The Okanagan has only one-third the apple acreage from 30 years ago
Over the past three decades, the number of acres in the Okanagan and Creston valleys…
Early winter blast struck end-of-harvest blow to Okanagan apple growers
The early season snow followed by a blast of Arctic air in the southern Interior…
Okanagan apple growers seek help after years of dismal returns
Okanagan apple growers protested current apple economics at last weekend's Kelowna Farmers Market. Growers offered…
Okanagan apple growers being hit hard by financial losses
Okanagan apple farmers are suffering significant financial hardship with higher costs and lower returns, according…
It’s getting harder to control moths that attack Okanagan apples
After almost 30 years, the Sterile Insect Release program is running into challenges in controlling…
‘My whole life has been in apples:’ Davison Orchards from humble beginning to busy tourist spot
VERNON – Dressed in a baggy plaid shirt, with jeans that are at least one…
Fruit growers filing hundreds of insurance claims as apricot, cherry crops hammered by weather
KELOWNA – The last two fruit growing seasons were particularly hard on apple growers, forcing…
iN wine: When life gives you apples, make Okanagan vodka
KELOWNA – In 2010, Blair Wilson and his wife moved to Kelowna and bought a…
Why cider is making a comeback in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – Cider is fast becoming a staple in the Okanagan — everyone knows you…
Sterile codling moths may turn into an Okanagan export commodity
KELOWNA – Sterile codling moths are doing such a good job in the Okanagan, they…
Okanagan apple harvest weeks ahead of schedule
KELOWNA – The president of B.C. Fruit Growers Association says apples are ready weeks earlier…
Okanagan apples almost ready to cross the globe
OKANAGAN – The general manager of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association says they are about a month away from knowing if Okanagan apples will be bound for one of the largest markets in the world. Glen Lucas says he had hoped they would have the answers to whether or not local apples will be a...
Move over wine, there’s a new Okanagan drink and it’s more popular than ever
OKANAGAN - There’s more for the thirsty soul in the Okanagan Valley than just wine, and locally-made cider is here to prove it. A number of cideries have blossomed in the Okanagan over the last few years, including the family-run BX Press in Vernon. Owners Dave and Melissa Dobernigg opened their craft cider house last...
BC Tree Fruits to release signature cider
KELOWNA – A new cider by will be available at select B.C. Liquor Stores, beer and wine stores and restaurants as of April 1 and it's no joke. Broken Ladder cider comes from B.C. Tree Fruits and has been in the works for years. The development process included an intensive recipe process, partnerships in the...
Burnt packing bins bad news for fruit growers
VERNON - Hundreds of wooden bins that would have been used in just a short time to pack the North Okanagan apple harvest were damaged or destroyed in what fire officials are calling a suspicious blaze. The 11:30 p.m. fire Monday night at Growers Supply, the sales arm of B.C. Tree Fruits, located in the...