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Tart Cherry Industry Sales ‘Restriction’ Set at 68 Percent
The national red tart cherry crop came in at 355 million pounds, a whopping increase over USDA's June estimate of 283.6 million pounds. At its meeting Sept. 10, the Cherry Industry Administrative Board increased the... 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, has only 250. Potential growers tend to blame it on... more »
Growers Look at Bumper Fruit Crops To Sell This Year
Across the board, there will be big fruit crops for growers and packers to sell this year. Lots of apples. Lots of sweet cherries. Many more tart cherries. More wine grapes. More juice grapes. More... more »
Vigilance Urged After Moth Find
Agricultural officials are urging growers to be more vigilant after the discovery of the light brown apple moth in a handful of blackberry and raspberry fields in the Watsonville area. Monterey HeraldClick here to read... more »
Mark’s on the Move: Farm Lets Visitors Pick Fruits
Reporter Mark Boyle takes us behind the scenes of news stories in the area. This week, he skipped out on breakfast a little early so he could enjoy some of the fresh fruit at the... more »
Growers Look at Bumper Fruit Crops to Sell this Year
No one used the word “bumper” during the 54th annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate June 17 in Grand Rapids, Mich. But if bumper means bigger than usual but not necessarily a record, bumper is the word... more »
Cool Grapes: New Wines Flow from New Minnesota Grapes
The number of wineries is growing in Minnesota, as seems to be true all over. Today, about 30 Minnesota wineries with 700 acres of wine grapes are trying to make names for themselves. In 1975,... 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’d like to join the co-op and the growing market... more »
Teenagers Tackle Tons of Tedious Tasks
Thinking about hiring high school or college kids? Worried about potential difficulties? Well, don’t worry too much. There are advantages and disadvantages, of course, but hiring teenagers isn’t as troublesome as one might think, according... more »
Michigan Cultivates a New Industry: Cranberries
Michigan agricultural officials see a big opportunity for jobs in a little red berry that is rapidly growing in popularity. The Detroit News more »
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