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The past few days have seen unseasonable cold across much of Michigan, with temperatures falling below freezing in many parts of the state. A late...
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The tart cherry harvest has begun in northern Michigan. The cherry crop is large this year, but growers are dealing with rising numbers of spotted wing…
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Fruit growers have a new problem: they can’t buy enough young trees to plant in their orchards.This is especially true for cherry farmers in Michigan who…
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From two big snow storms one week to temperatures flirting with 70 degrees the next, Michigan weather does its best to keep us on our toes. As we...
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The future of Michigan’s cherry industry may be tied to what happens in the courtroom.An Elk Rapids cherry processor is suing the federal government over…
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Spring came early in Michigan three years ago — very early — and fruit crops were later wiped out by frost. That has some researchers in Lansing asking...
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A special committee will consider making long-term changes to the National Cherry Festival. Traverse City commissioners decided last night to form the…
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Get this, 75% of the nation's tart cherries are grown in Michigan, most of that in the northwest Lower Peninsula. But every year the industry that...
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Sleep has become a prominent health issue in the United States and that’s good news for tart cherry growers. For years, the industry has focused its…
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Tart cherry growers are set to make a major decision about their industry’s future. They'll decide whether they’d prefer to sell their fruit on a free…