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In Hood River county, abandoned orchards add to the pressures facing pear growers
In Hood River county, abandoned orchards add to the pressures facing pear growers
In Hood River county, abandoned orchards add to the pressures facing pear growers

Published on: 09/12/2026

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Bins of freshly picked pears are transported for storage at McCarthy Family Farms in Parkdale on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Hugo Hernandez picks pears at Sandahl Orchards in Hood River on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Jason Sandahl, owner of Sandahl Orchards in Hood River, stands in between rows of pear trees on his orchard on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Damage from psylla can be seen on pears at Sandahl Orchards in Hood River, on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.An old orchard sits abandoned in Hood River Valley on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Jim Burrone holds pears on his orchard in Hood River Valley on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Jason Sandahl, owner of Sandahl Orchards in Hood River, explains the hardships he’s experienced in recent years on his orchard on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Rows of pear trees can be seen in this aerial view of McCarthy Family Farms in Parkdale on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.A bin filled with freshly picked pears sits on Sandahl Orchards in Hood River on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Adam McCarthy of McCarthy Family Farms in Parkdale stands in his orchard on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.A worker harvests pears at McCarthy Family Farms in Parkdale on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Bins of freshly picked pears are transported for storage at McCarthy Family Farms in Parkdale on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Bins of freshly picked pears are transported for storage at McCarthy Family Farms in Parkdale on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Bins of freshly picked pears are transported for storage at McCarthy Family Farms in Parkdale on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Hugo Hernandez picks pears at Sandahl Orchards in Hood River on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Hugo Hernandez fills a bin with freshly picked pears at Sandahl Orchards in Hood River on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Pears grow on Jim Burrone’s orchard in Hood River Valley on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.McCarthy Family Farms in Parkdale is located north of Mount Hood.An old orchard sits abandoned in Hood River Valley on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.Sticky damage from pear psylla on a pear at Sandahl Orchards in Hood River, on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.

In most ordinary circumstances, a business going belly up would spell better sales for close competitors.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/09/as-neglected-orchards-spread-oregons-pear-industry-nears-a-breaking-point.html

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