Northwest Cherry Challenges Pt 1
Monday Apr 19th, 2021 With today’s Fruit Grower Report, I’m Bob Larson. Like everyone else in the world this past year, including those in agriculture, Northwest cherry growers have seen their share of challenges, from COVID to a frosty spring and other weather-related issues.
Northwest Cherry Growers president BJ Thurlby says it’s not been easy …
THURLBY … “We’re about half way through bloom. We’ve got, what I consider to be a gorgeous bloom going, but we’ve had, in the last week, a lot of wind and wind doesn’t translate well to pollination because bees don’t like the wind any more than we do.”
Veteran journalist Barton Deiters dies at 56
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and last updated 2021-04-16 23:01:58-04
(WXMI) â Local reporter Barton Deiters has died of West Nile virus at the age of 56, according to WOOD TV8.
In a tribute to Deiters, WOOD writes that the Wyoming native battled the disease for the past seven months. They say his family was with him when he passed.
Deiters was a staple of West Michigan journalism and a beloved member of the community.
Our sincerest condolences go out to his family, friends and his coworkers at WOOD TV8.
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Ranchi: If long queues outside Mukti Dham were not enough, a shortage of timber at the burning ghats in Ranchi may soon cause mayhem in the state capi.
A worker checks furniture products at Tài Phước Co., Ltd. in Phú Tài Industrial Park in the central coastal province of Bình Định. VNA/VNS
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam s wood exports have increased over the last few years, and are expected to reach a new record in 2021.
The export turnover of wood and wood products has seen an average increase of 15.4 per cent per year in the 2017-2020 period, or US$1.35 billion, even greater than the total turnover of many items.
The export turnover of wood and wood products reached approximately $3.7 billion in the first quarter of this year, up 41.5 per cent, nearly double the growth rate of the total export turnover of the country at 22 per cent.