Articles with the Tag: Flathead cherries
YELLOW BAY — A commercial helicopter pilot crash-landed his aircraft in a cherry orchard after possibly making contact with a power line in the Yellow Bay area Saturday afternoon. The engine stuttered, and as the pilot attempted to land, the props may have suffered damage from a nearby fence. The pi...
A new partnership between Flathead Cherry Growers Association and Tabletree Enterprises, a juicing company, will utilize culled, damaged fruit that was once just tossed out. FLCG President Bruce Johnson is excited about this new venture and can’t wait to see what this deal will do to the cherr...
Celebrating what local growers call the “best tasting cherries in the U.S.,” the Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival continued its tradition of drawing visitors from around the nation and neighbors from around the corner. The two-day event branches throughout the downtown’s side ...
POLSON — The wild roses bloomed early, haying started early and now the Flathead sweet cherries are ripening early. The Finley Point cherry plant will be opening as early as July 5, according to Brian Campbell, Monson Fruit Company field representative and local cherry grower. Sun exp...
YELLOW BAY — The 12th annual Yellow Bay Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Yellow Bay Community Clubhouse located on Highway 35 at mile-marker 18. The festival is free and open to the public. This year’s event includes over 30 artisans and craf...
Flathead cherry trees are mostly pruned by now, allowing growers time to attend the Flathead Lake Cherry Growers 79th annual meeting held Saturday at the Yellow Bay Club House. Keynote speaker Norm Guitzwiler, a respected Washington cherry grower and crop management consultant, gave the audience of ...
As the cherry harvest ends, the shipping process and marketing runs smoothly largely to the program’s safety and legal requirements that are part of the harvest itself. Included in this process is the use of commercial sprays to protect the cherries from bugs, such as the Mediterranean Fruit Fly and...
Cherries were first introduced to Montana in 1866, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Grower’s interest blossomed quickly, and many began planting cherry trees around the Flathead Valley. By 1893 the trees had flourished in maturity, growing from eight to 12 feet tall. ...
Warm summer days ripened a variety of local cherries just in time for the Cherry Festival this year, allowing growers and vendors to sell a portion of their crop downtown last weekend. Bruce Johnson, president of Flathead Lake Cherry Growers, a Montana Agricultural Cooperative, said that the grow...
Tucked away behind a Main Street sidewalk, a bit off the beaten path, young entrepreneur Lexie Gauthier and her friend Anna Vert enticed thirsty Cherry Festival visitors to buy their lemonade. The homemade stand was somewhat shaded by an umbrella turned inside-out by Saturday’s wind gusts. The breez...
