Cherries
Montana growers back to shipping cherries
Flathead Lake Cherry Growers resumed the cherry harvest for the national market on Monday after a few days’ break to lessen the glut of fruit from a robust season — and to assess damage from... more »
Michigan blueberry farmer struggles to find enough pickers
Antonio Leduc doesn’t understand why Michigan is offering emergency housing assistance to migrant farm workers this summer.He has plenty of work available picking blueberries at his farm in Paw Paw, yet the state is offering... more »
Stabenow pushes House to pass farm bill
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the 2012 Farm Bill last month. Now, it’s up to the House of Representatives. Hopefully, House leaders will overcome the “partisan posturing” of an election year and do... more »
Fewer cherry farms in Michigan
There were 450 Michigan farms growing tart cherries in 2011, down from 540 in 2006 and 615 in 2000, according to recent reports from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.Despite the shrinking number of farms, the... more »
Feds OK help for fruit growers hammered by weather
The federal government Monday declared Michigan a disaster area because of damage to fruit crops from erratic spring weather, making growers eligible to seek low-interest loans.Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, said USDA had granted... more »
Eastern apples, cherries hit hard; Western fruit avoids disaster
Record-breaking warm temperatures in March, followed by a series of freezes, savaged Michigan’s tree fruit crops this spring, along with crops in other Eastern states. Western states, however, fared better. Speakers went over the numbers... more »
Editor’s letter: Insure tart cherries
Tart cherries need to be insured. Phil Korson, director of the Cherry Marketing Institute, is doing his best to make that happen. Terrible weather did substantial damage to the tart cherry crops in Michigan, New... more »
Growers need crop insurance to be more transparent
Fruit growers don’t tend to be big fans of federal crop insurance, said Mark Seetin, director of regulatory and industry affairs for the U.S. Apple Association. “If you ask 100 farmers, ‘Raise your hand if... more »
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