Proving resistant to early-summer heat, the regional pear crop is coming in better than early-season estimates, according to figures released by pear industry officials. Local growers, who recently ...

WENATCHEE — A smaller California pear crop and a one-third drop in imports could be good news for pear growers in Washington and Oregon who are starting to harvest what is anticipated to be a slightly ...

Pears and apples are keystone crops in the Columbia Gorge. The Hood River Valley is a prime location for orchards and fruit. (iStock.com) YAKIMA — Proving resistant to early-summer heat, the regional ...

Fresh pears could be harder to find in grocery store aisles nationwide in the coming year. Bad winter weather and a record-setting freeze in January hit hard in Washington and Oregon, damaging much of ...

Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop? According to a recently published ...