Canadian cherry producers inc.


Current Task List

GENERAL

  • Membership drive
  • Identify plants in ground (survey)
  • Look into future organizational structures for marketing
  • Review and ratify CCPI visions, goals, objectives

PRODUCTION COMMITTEE

  • New variety research at U of S
  • Best practices (a document for new growers with a step by step approach to developing an orchard – site selection, soil analysis, fencing, planting, care of, etc.)
    • deer fence
    • planting methods
    • harvesting
    • pruning
    • SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
    • Pests, chemicals

PROCESSING COMMITTEE

  • Follow up Primary Process Plant RFP
    • Long Lake REDA $20,000 approved for 50% (Saskatchewan Government)
    • Federal funding for other 50%
    • Develop RFP
  • Investigate various methods of processing
    • where, how
  • Identify whether PPP’s or centralized processing, or a combination, is most advantageous to growers.
  • Study at U of S on varieties suited for different products

MARKETING COMMITTEE

  • Identify growers & processors
  • Identify target markets
  • Identify products
  • Branding
    • Develop process
    • Trademark & copyright
  • Strategy for marketing
    • outside group?
    • MNP proposal
  • Identify processes to maintain growers' identity from farm to consumer

ORGANIC COMMITTEE

  • Review the best practices from the Production Committee and identify for growers any modifications they may adopt if considering organic production
  • Identify the overall requirements for organic production
  • Site selection, materials used, care & maintenance, harvesting, handling, and processing.
  • Identify the various organic registration organizations
  • Identify other issues that organic growers may encounter