It's not just one crop in one region. It's multiple crops in most of the state that have been affected to one degree or another, and we're still not sure how's it's going to play out,

It's pretty much decimated our cherry crop, so the cherries were hit early, and now with the pears, we're just seeing the effects of cool, overcast days,

It's pretty much decimated our cherry crop, so the cherries were hit early, and now with the pears, we're just seeing the effects of cool, overcast days.

In some cases the same optimized gene can be used in multiple crops, and in other cases, part of the optimization process includes crop-specific aspects. Gene shuffling technology should help Pioneer identify and develop a number of next-generation traits to help plants survive and perform better against agronomic and environmental stresses, including numerous diseases, plant pests and drought.

It's one thing to lose the year's crop. It's another to lose the trees, which can have an impact of many years.

We're going to need everything that we can possibly muster, not only in this state and in the region, but the nation, to respond to this event.