News Items tag as: Cherries

Four-year-old Kamloops cherry orchard not producing after cold snap
June 20, 2024 - 7:00 AM
iNwine

The fourth season at a giant cherry farm near Kamloops is looking a lot different than usual this year.
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.
It's almost cherry-blossom time and this year, Pritchard is in
April 08, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Cherry blossoms will burst into life over the next couple of weeks and, for the first time, will stretch all the way from Osoyoos almost to Kamloops.
Shipping Okanagan cherries around the world is more complicated than you think
February 24, 2021 - 7:30 AM

When Beth Cavers grew up in the Okanagan, cherries ripened in late June or early July.
Oliver cherry packer looking to move operation to Kelowna
September 26, 2019 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - A 60,000 square foot fruit packing plant is planned for East Kelowna as its Oliver owner expends northward to where the cherry crop is biggest.
Okanagan cherry growers could lose millions in European exports
August 27, 2019 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - A pending ban on cherries and other fruit by the European Union could cost the expanding Okanagan cherry industry millions in lost revenue.
iN VIDEO: Drying Okanagan cherries from the perspective of a helicopter pilot
July 26, 2019 - 12:35 PM
iNwine

VERNON - Okanagan residents have become all too familiar with the thrum of helicopter blades spinning above local orchards as cherry farmers worked to save their crops from a particularly soggy summer.
Helicopters to the rescue of rain-soaked Okanagan cherries
June 21, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - It may be noisy for neighbours, but Okanagan orchardists are calling in the helicopters to help dry off rain-soaked cherries before they split and lose most of their value.
Cherry season has officially arrived
June 15, 2019 - 6:30 AM
iNwine

KELOWNA - The cherry season has started in the Okanagan with early varieties now making their way from Osoyoos.
Why Okanagan cherry growers are turning to helicopters to save their crops
June 22, 2018 - 12:11 PM

OKANAGAN - Some Okanagan cherry growers had to take expensive measures to rescue their crops after a downpour this week.
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News Items tag as: Cherries

Four-year-old Kamloops cherry orchard not producing after cold snap

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

It's almost cherry-blossom time and this year, Pritchard is in

Shipping Okanagan cherries around the world is more complicated than you think

Oliver cherry packer looking to move operation to Kelowna

Okanagan cherry growers could lose millions in European exports

iN VIDEO: Drying Okanagan cherries from the perspective of a helicopter pilot

Helicopters to the rescue of rain-soaked Okanagan cherries

Cherry season has officially arrived

Why Okanagan cherry growers are turning to helicopters to save their crops

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