Midwest
Hanulcik Farm Market & Orchard’s central Michigan fruit heritage
Hanulcik Farm Market & Orchard is a third-generation fruit farm, market and orchard in Ionia, Michigan, that has been supplying locally grown fruit since 1936. The season opens each year with strawberries in June. The... more »
GLEXPO Michigan Apple Cider Contest returns
The Michigan Apple Cider Contest makes a return appearance at this year’s Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO conference. The cider contest is in its 27th edition. The contest and the sweet and... more »
Michigan Apple Committee hosts virtual orchard tour
The Michigan Apple Committee (MAC) virtually welcomed a registered audience of more than 20,000 elementary-aged students to virtually visit Wittenbach’s Orchard in Belding, Michigan, northeast of Grand Rapids. The live-streamed “field trip” followed Elizabeth Pauls,... more »
Michigan Apples’ 10 years of handing apples to Chicago Marathon runners
The leading Midwestern apple state is celebrating a decade of supporting an important race in the Windy City. For the 10th consecutive year, Michigan Apple Committee (MAC) will be a sponsor of the Bank of... more »
Tessenderlo Kerley breaks ground on new fertilizer facility
Tessenderlo Kerley has opened its newest liquid fertilizer production facility in Defiance, Ohio. The opening represents a major milestone in the company’s commitment to advancing sustainable agriculture across North America, according to a news release.... more »
MSU Extension’s Ben Phillips honored
Michigan State University (MSU) Extension vegetable specialist Benjamin Phillips received the distinguished service award from the National Association of County Agriculture Agents (NACAA). The award was presented during NACAA’s 2025 Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement... more »
Michigan Tree Fruit Commission: Start-up funding maintains tree fruit competitiveness
The Michigan Tree Fruit Commission (MTFC) was established by a producer referendum in 2014 to collect an assessment on Michigan’s apples, cherries, peaches and plums to support tree fruit research. The MTFC has since funded... more »
Michigan apple growers to harvest 30 million bushels in 2025
Michigan growers plan to harvest 30 million bushels of apples for the 2025-26 season. Michigan’s official crop estimate of 30 million bushels (1.26 billion lbs.) of apples was announced Aug. 15 as part of the... more »
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Big apple: Large 2025-26 apple crop forecast
IFTA summer tour shows Canadian tree fruit methods
Shifting labor landscape: Actions spark optimism for long-term reform
Strong connections and innovation at the 2025 Great Lakes EXPO
Hanulcik Farm Market & Orchard’s central Michigan fruit heritage
Farm Market & Agritourism: What to do when market fluctuation affects prices
Ag Labor Review: H-2A wages: market vs. mandate
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