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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.
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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.
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As growing tart cherries becomes less viable because of pressures like imports, development and climate change, some farmers have found ways to adapt.
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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!
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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...
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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…
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced Tuesday that they are revoking tariffs on Turkish dried tart cherry producers.This announcement is…