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Cherries
Four-year-old Kamloops cherry orchard not producing after cold snap
The fourth season at a giant cherry farm near Kamloops is looking a lot different…
January deep freeze devastated BC Southern Interior cherry crop
Cherry growers in the Southern Interior fear a deep freeze earlier this year will greatly…
BC cherry growers launch anti-dumping action against U.S. fruit
BC residents are urged to buy fresh, locally grown cherries rather than older fruit still…
Helicopter season starting in effort to save Okanagan cherry crop
With early season cherries ripening and much needed rain falling that means helicopters are taking…
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…
B.C. cherry growers celebrate as access granted to lucrative South Korean market
Canadian cherries have been granted market access to South Korea by Canada's market access secretariat,…
The good news and bad news about this year’s Okanagan cherries
A cool spring has delayed the 2022 cherry season in the Okanagan and Kamloops. And…
Kamloops, Okanagan cherry farmer expecting price increases because of early cold
Despite cooler temperatures and variable spring weather in both the Okanagan Valley and the Thompson…
Mammoth-sized cherry orchard near Kamloops gears up for second harvest season
– This story was originally published April 9, 2022. A 500-acre farm in Pritchard is…
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…
It’s almost cherry-blossom time and this year, Pritchard is in
Cherry blossoms will burst into life over the next couple of weeks and, for the…
Shipping Okanagan cherries around the world is more complicated than you think
When Beth Cavers grew up in the Okanagan, cherries ripened in late June or early…
B.C. orchardists fear summer labour shortage due to COVID-19 pandemic
It's going to look very different in orchards and tree planting sites in B.C. due…
Oliver cherry packer looking to move operation to Kelowna
KELOWNA – A 60,000 square foot fruit packing plant is planned for East Kelowna as…
Okanagan cherry growers could lose millions in European exports
KELOWNA – A pending ban on cherries and other fruit by the European Union could…
iN VIDEO: Drying Okanagan cherries from the perspective of a helicopter pilot
VERNON – Okanagan residents have become all too familiar with the thrum of helicopter blades…
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…
Helicopters to the rescue of rain-soaked Okanagan cherries
KELOWNA – It may be noisy for neighbours, but Okanagan orchardists are calling in the…
Cherry season has officially arrived
KELOWNA – The cherry season has started in the Okanagan with early varieties now making…
Why Okanagan cherry growers are turning to helicopters to save their crops
OKANAGAN – Some Okanagan cherry growers had to take expensive measures to rescue their crops…
B.C. Tree Fruits: Life is a bowl of cherries for growers this year
KELOWNA – Okanagan growers are seeing the benefits of early summer weather conditions as they…
Okanagan cherry season is underway
KELOWNA – Nothing quite says summer in the Okanagan than eating ripe, juicy cherries until…
Life is a bowl of cherries for Okanagan growers
OLIVER – It’s looking good for cherry growers in the Okanagan this year. Third generation…