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Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers LLC soon will unveil a new Ultimate cherry line with electronic defect sorting and sizing technology, said Brianna Shales, communications manager.

Organic cherries probably lag a bit behind apples and pears in the Pacific Northwest, but cherries are making some gains, suppliers say.

The latest estimate for the 2019 Northwest pear crop is up 8% from the early May forecast.

Pear volumes out of the Pacific Northwest in 2019 will be down, and the crop will late, but growers, shippers and marketers are upbeat about the upcoming season.

The Eastern Produce Council’s Leadership Program visited Morristown, N.J.-based Wightman Farms — the fourth leg of the program that included a tour and team-building exercises.

Potandon Produce has joined with a grower-shipper in the Vidalia, Ga., onion district to import Peruvian onions

Nashville, N.C.-based Nash Produce is adding to its Mr. Yam brand lineup.

The first Peruvian sweet onions had already reached the U.S. by mid-August, and plenty of supplies are forecast as the deal heats up in September and beyond.

Philip’s Academy Charter School in Newark received the Best in New Jersey Farm-to-School Award for the school’s rooftop garden.

If apple-picking in the fall is a rite of passage for a Northeasterner, then more than 100 people earned their badges Saturday.