Pear growers across Oregon and Washington are facing a financial crisis severe enough to push many out of the industry, as a combination of low retail prices, rising input costs, and a damaging pest outbreak strips away their margins. Lesley Tamura, a fourth-generation pear grower near Hood River,…
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