Cherry blossoms articles
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Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off in West Pittston
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Families and friends are celebrating this first weekend of May in West Pittston with an annual tradition. Saturday marked the first day of the West Pittston Cherry Blossom Festival on Susquehanna Avenue. Festival goers have the opportunity to shop from vendors selling food and merchandise on the banks of []
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Cherry Blossom Derby Party prepares for sold out event
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Cherry Blossom Derby Party is sold out and event organizers are expected to continue the ‘Pinkest Party’ on Earth. Hannah Theus, Director of Marketing and Fulfillment with the Cherry Blossom Festival, says guests are encouraged to dress in their derby best and participate in the Kentucky Derby Fashion Contest. There will be designs by Mary
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Cherries not insecticide-free as growers win reprieve
Cherry growers will be allowed to use two insecticides to combat an invasive fruitfly for another year following pressure from MPs. The fruit fly (Drosophila suzukii ) has been around for a decade in the Netherlands and farmers have been given special dispensation for the insecticides Exirel and Tracer. Agriculture minister Piet Adema decided to withdraw the dispensation based on a report in which food safety watchdog NVWA warned that around a third of growers did not keep to the