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THE DALLES — Local orchardists pulled in a “mechanically almost perfect” cherry harvest this spring, but with the market wobbling, they expect little profit.
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THE GORGE — Last week, Columbia Gorge News covered a pear-centric session at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s (WSTFA’s) annual me…
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THE DALLES — Mel Omeg, grand marshal for the 44th Annual Northwest Cherry Festival Parade in The Dalles on Saturday, April 26 beginning at 10 …
THE DALLES — Lynn Long and his wife Marlene are this year’s King Bing and Queen Anne for the Northwest Cherry Festival in The Dalles, but Lynn…
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THE GORGE — A decade-old program is gathering the produce Gorge-area farms can’t harvest and gifting everything from cilantro to blueberries t…
Stories and photos from the last century of news around the Gorge. A hundred years ago, a new schoolhouse went up at Dee, Mrs. Lulu D. Crandall came back from the Republican convention, and the first apricots were on sale in The Dalles.
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For a year with such inconsistent and irregular weather, it may come as a surprise that, overall, cherry harvest has been going fairly well, though not without its own quirks.
Cherry Fruit Fly models developed by Oregon State University indicate that the cherry fruit fly would emerge in The Dalles on June 4th. According to Dr. Ashley Thompson, Oregon State University Extension Horticulturist, the emergence of the fly signals the beginning of the very important control program against this insect, which is the sweet cherry industry’s chief insect pest.
Casey and Jody Pink of Pink Orchards will take a break from their busy spring season to serve as King and Queen Bing of the Northwest Cherry F…
