Cherry

• Monday’s rainfall not nearly enough to end Okanagan’s dry spell

  While any precipitation during a drought is a welcome sight, more hot, dry conditions are expected to continue throughout the valley.

  Weather

  Jul 11, 2023
  
• South Okanagan cherry harvest well underway

  It wasn’t an easy growing season for cherries, with a cold April followed by record-hot temperatures in May and some rain in June.

  Environment

  Jul 7, 2023
  
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• Okanagan rain delaying cherry harvest, farmers say

  With the increased rain and wet weather, Okanagan cherry producers are seeing their cherry harvests delayed.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2022
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• ‘There’s always a risk’: Cherry growing in the Okanagan a high-stakes gamble

  Along with early season frost, substantial rainfall can be a cherry grower’s worst enemy.

  Jun 25, 2020
• ‘It’s been a complete disaster’: Okanagan cherry farmers desperate for good crop

  Some farmers are expecting to lose roughly half of their crop.

  Jul 6, 2019
• Cherry harvest is three weeks early in Okanagan

  "In normal years, we pick cherries about 10th of June. But this time, we picked on the 20th of May," said Paramjit Rai.

  May 26, 2016