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Interpera, an International Pear Conference put on by the World Pear Congress, is coming to Wenatchee in June.   President and CEO of Pear Bureau Northwest Kevin Moffitt said that they'll, “Bring researchers from around the world who will come and speak about new pear varieties, they’ll talk about rootstock development, talk about mechanization, talk about good ways to reach consumers, how other c

December 1st begins the 12th National Pear Month.   USA Pears will celebrate by offering tasting events of Washington and Oregon pears around the world over a 24-hour period on December 3rd.   Events will happen in New Zealand, China, Saudi Arabia and Mexico along with several places throughout the U.S.   Pre...

The USDA released their August crop production forecast this past Friday and the Northwest is looking like it will see mostly larger yields in 2016 than 2015.   Some of the highlights include dry beans increasing by 20,000 acres in both Washington and Idaho, barley production in Washington up 63 percent from 2015 though Idaho will see a slight decline, corn production up 12 percent in Washington a