Mar 29, 2012

Michigan fruit crops likely damaged by frost

Two days of frost in parts of Michigan likely damaged fruit crops because of the early growing season prompted by unusually warm weather, an industry official said Tuesday.

Damage of peaches and cherries is expected in west central and northern Michigan from a Monday frost, said Ken Nye, horticulture and forestry specialist at the Michigan Farm Bureau, while damage from a Tuesday frost is projected in the eastern part of the state.

"Generally, everything is still too recent to really assess the damage," Nye said in a Tuesday email. The Detroit News

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