If you could fit ten rows of cherries in one box, you’d have what’s called a ten-row cherry harvest. While the packing and measuring system has changed, this terminology has persisted.

Growers across Central Washington say fears of ICE raids are keeping workers away from the fields — threatening to leave millions of dollars' worth of cherries unpicked and rotting on the trees.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture declared 11 Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas after a harsh 2023 season for cherry growers. Emergency loans of $500,000 were made available ...

If you could fit ten rows of cherries in one box, you’d have what’s called a ten-row cherry harvest. While the packing and measuring system has changed, this terminology has persisted.

For a comparison, Boyer said Washington state cherry growers pick, pack and ship their premium cherries to market in China. In the Asian market, he said, having fresh cherries is a luxury, a sign ...

Wasem Fruit Farm, 6580 Judd Road, in Augusta Township, south of Ypsilanti, is the only farm within 20 minutes of Ann Arbor that sells u-pick cherries. They last for one to two weeks once they’re ...

‘Way too much fruit.’ Small WA farms likely to lose money on cherries after huge CA harvest Karlee Van De Venter July 20, 2023 at 12:59 PM ...