cherries

The spotted wing drosophila poses a threat to soft fruit crops in northern Michigan, including tart cherries. Peters wants to fund research in this year's Farm Bill.

This week, we meet the hype man for the Traverse City Pit Spitters, in his final season with the team. Also, cherry farmers try to adapt to a changing marketplace.

As growing tart cherries becomes less viable because of pressures like imports, development and climate change, some farmers have found ways to adapt.

This week, we hear about the cherry harvest in northern Michigan, spend time aboard an aging state research vessel, go for a walk in the woods and drop in on an air show!

Decades ago, Charlevoix and Traverse City each held the Guinness Book world record for largest pie – until a town in Canada stole it. Meet the brothers determined to bring the record back to Traverse City.

Cherry growers mixed business and politics this election season. That's not something the industry has been known to do.In September Jill Biden toured…

U.S. tart cherry growers and processors narrowly voted to renew the Federal Marketing Order last week. The FMO passed with 53 percent of growers and 57…

Today on Stateside , we spoke to two Michigan clerks about how the state can avoid an Iowa caucuses style castastrophe in November. Plus, a new play at...

Michigan’s tart cherry industry is dying out to the tune of $5 million dollars of lost impact to the state since 2010, according to a Michigan State…

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced Tuesday that they are revoking tariffs on Turkish dried tart cherry producers.This announcement is…