Cherries
Strong connections and innovation at the 2025 Great Lakes EXPO
Leading experts share research, technology and strategies to help growers thrive Providing growers with the opportunity to connect, innovate and grow, the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO is renowned as one of... 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 »
Hollabaugh Bros.’ Pennsylvania tree fruit success
Diversification from tree fruit into other fruit and vegetable crops has helped Pennsylvania’s Hollabaugh Bros. Fruit Farm & Market complete seven decades of growing. Twin brothers Donald and Harold Hollabaugh began farming in 1955, after... more »
Fresh Views: Cherry Choice: Successfully growing cherries
Growing cherries is both a rewarding and challenging endeavor. My family has been farming since 1935, starting with apples. However, as it became very difficult to harvest a small apple crop for profit, we shifted... more »
EFI launches Pollinator Week toolkit
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) celebrated Pollinator Week by launching a free toolkit with educational resources, downloadable graphics and actionable tips to raise awareness and assist with supporting pollinator populations. A toolkit focused specifically on pollinators... more »
AgTech firm innov8.ag buys ag labor tracking firm
An AgTech company’s purchase of an agricultural labor tracking provider could help improve labor efficiencies for growers of berries, tree fruit including cherries, nuts, vegetables and nursery crops. Innov8.ag has acquired Spokane, Washington-based 2nd Sight... more »
Cherry grower Cherry Ke promotes specialty ag through social media
Growing cherries in a region known as the “Cherry Capital of the World,” tree fruit grower Talon Felker is a social media influencer who’s on a mission to promote Michigan’s specialty crops. Through his social... more »
IFTA winter tour: New York orchard lessons
Growers participating in orchard tours and sessions at the International Fruit Tree Association’s (IFTA) annual conference learned how to be more efficient in their orchard operations. Sessions highlighted the difficult situation facing apple growers. “We’re... more »
Current Issue
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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