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Windstorm Batters Michigan’s Fruit Ridge
By one estimate, Michigan may have lost 10 percent of its apple crop in the windstorm the night of Aug. 9. Others believe that's much too high since t... READ MORE »
Report: Skilled Ag Labor Workforce Aging, Needs New Blood
Agricultural employers and others who hire skilled workers must be prepared for a coming decline in their available workforce. To do that, they’... READ MORE »
Michigan Takes a Serious Look at Cranberries
There are a number of explanations for why Wisconsin has 18,000 acres of cranberries and Michigan, a similar place 100 miles away across Lake Michigan... READ MORE »
A Fear of Being Alone?
On a recent Saturday, I took a sunrise walk to survey my empire in the dawning light of the new day. Looking over the garden, I saw the 100-foot row o... READ MORE »
Learning Retreat Will Study Diversified Farm Market
When it comes to farm marketing and agritourism, Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards is the total package. You don’t often see an operatio... READ MORE »
How Will Mexico’s Tariffs Affect NAFTA’s Future?
NAFTA will survive. However, it once again will be weakened with Mexico’s decision to impose stiff tariffs on the United States. Our country wil... READ MORE »
Four Great Ideas
A friend of mine who is, like me, a farm magazine editor with his picture on a column and who is, like me, getting older, is responding to the urge to... READ MORE »
Grape Growers Grabbing onto Sustainability
“Sustainable” is a soft, fuzzy buzzword, but grape growers are grabbing onto it, and it’s spreading like a virus in grape-growing ar... READ MORE »
What Effects Will Shrinking/Disappearing Extension Budgets Have for Your Farm?
(Editor’s note: Our question drew a huge response. We had to settle for a sampling in Fruit Growers News and present others here). We, as a food... READ MORE »
Wanted: More Cranberries. Call Today.
Ocean Spray is looking for more cranberries, either produced by its existing 600 or so growers who own the cooperative company or by other growers who... READ MORE »
