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 ...

As part of Country Living’s new Plot to Plate series, we’ll hear from Raymond Blanc and the team at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, on how to grow, prune and harvest the season’s very best produce and ...

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 ...

Pear Bureau Northwest estimates this season’s pear harvest for Oregon and Washington will be down 31% in volume from the five-year average. The crop is anticipated to reach 10.6 million standard box ...

An August heat spell brought the Rogue Valley’s pear harvest on track for a normal schedule. Rogue Valley growers began harvesting red pears in mid-August and began picking Comice blocks just before ...

Urban Abundance, a Slow Food Southwest Washington program, is gearing up for its largest fundraiser and harvest. Called Pick-a-Pear-a-thon, it’ll happen either the second or third week in August. It ...

The pre-size plant at Diamond Fruit Growers was built in 1970. The co-op represents about 60 pear and cherry farms in the Hood River Valley. HOOD RIVER, Ore. — With pear harvest in full swing across ...