The federal government has approved disaster relief assistance for growers in Michigan's fruit belt in northwest Lower Michigan after devastating, weather-related crop losses of 75% or more of the ...

Michigan agriculture leader visits Traverse City to brainstorm with up-north cherry growers in wake of 75% crop losses.

said the federal declaration is critical to Michigan’s cherry growers gaining access to low-interest federal loans after many lost upwards of 75% of their harvest this season. “From farmers to ...

Michigan was expected to contribute about 22,000 tons of the 355,000-ton sweet cherry harvest nationally this year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The issue with ...

Phil Hallstedt picks cherries on his orchard in Michigan. He and his wife both have worked part-time jobs, but recently ...

They’ve owned the property for 37 years. Northern Michigan cherry farmers are seeing their best harvest in years. But many, like Kobernik, are finding nowhere to send their supplies once they ...

I was proud to stand with Governor Whitmer as we urged the USDA to recognize the impact of these disasters on Michigan’s sweet cherry harvest, and glad to see our farmers receive access to ...

The Leelanau Peninsula, known as Michigan’s pinky ... where people pay to harvest their own cherries. He also plans to further cash in on the region’s tourist economy by opening campsites ...

On a recent Saturday morning, Taylor Moore stood in a cherry grove in Lake Leelanau ... Some of the waste occurs when farmers are unable to harvest or sell all of their crops.