Yum, Yum! Cherry Growers Meet To Talk About Their Red Sweets

06/23/2010

Contact: Matthew Whiting, Associate Horticulturist/Professor, mdwhiting@wsu.edu, 509-786-9260
Tracie Arnold, Project Coordinator, WSU Prosser, tracie.arnold@wsu.edu, 509-430-1313

PROSSER, Wash. -- A few miles north of Washington State Universities' Prosser research station, acres of cherries are being grown to test new growing techniques and equipment. The location is also a natural fit for the annual Cherry Field Day. The event gives growers from across the western United States an opportunity to talk with other farmers about concerns with the industry, and what is being done to fight rising costs, weather, and world competition.
WSU Horticulturist Matthew Whiting says seeing farmers come to Prosser shows how important the industry is, and that growers are eager to utilize the resources at Washington State University.

"The goal of what we do is to develop pragmatic solutions to real world issues that growers face and so it's very rewarding for us to be able to extend those results and describe those results to the industry that relies upon those results to remain competitive and profitable" said Whiting.

To learn more about the cherry research at WSU Prosser, visit this link http://sweetcherryresearch.com/

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