News Items tag as: B.C. Fruit Growers Association

The good news and bad news about this year's Okanagan cherries
July 04, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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A cool spring has delayed the 2022 cherry season in the Okanagan and Kamloops. And while the fruit will be scarcely available on Canada Day, the late start means some varieties will still be available come Labour Day.
Some cherry farmers lost entire crops in heat wave; apple farmers still waiting to see damage
July 08, 2021 - 6:00 AM

B.C.’s tree fruit farmers were dealt a devastating blow last week when temperatures reached record highs.
Kelowna cherries will be on the shelves by next week
June 08, 2016 - 10:30 AM

KELOWNA - Local cherries will be on sale in Kelowna early next week and maybe even sooner than that, the president of B.C. Fruit Growers Association says.
Apple blossoms open early, but late frost still a fear for B.C. apple growers
April 06, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA, B.C. - A stretch of unseasonably mild weather has some apple growers anxious about trees that are growing too fast.
Okanagan apples almost ready to cross the globe
June 30, 2015 - 8:00 PM

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.
B.C. Fruit Growers Association to choose a president this weekend
February 18, 2015 - 8:30 AM

PENTICTON - Kelowna's Fred Steele, president of the B.C. Fruit Growers' Association, will find out if he'll remain at the helm for a second term when he goes head-to-head with Vernon's Jeet Dukhia at the annual convention in Penticton this weekend.
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B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
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News Items tag as: B.C. Fruit Growers Association

The good news and bad news about this year's Okanagan cherries

Some cherry farmers lost entire crops in heat wave; apple farmers still waiting to see damage

Kelowna cherries will be on the shelves by next week

Apple blossoms open early, but late frost still a fear for B.C. apple growers

Okanagan apples almost ready to cross the globe

B.C. Fruit Growers Association to choose a president this weekend

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