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Northwest Cherries Mourns Longtime Leader, B.J. Thurlby
In his 25 years as WSFC president, Thurlby helped to grow international markets for sweet cherries by more than 300 percent with exports going to 29 countries. He was a staunch advocate of research for the health benefits of cherries and led efforts to highlight those benefits in cherry promotions industrywide.... Read more
January 15, 2026 | 2 min to read