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

Santucci says that doing u-pick helps, but he ... "I think you're going to see fewer and fewer cherries grown in Northern Michigan. Just because if your livelihood is growing cherries, you ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer requested a disaster declaration in August from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which makes emergency funding available for northern Michigan’s cherry farmers.

The only other competing fruit, according to legislative records, isn’t the apple but the blueberry. Michigan is one of the ...

Cherries are one of Michigan's most vital crops. The state is the largest producer of tart cherries in the U.S., and one of the largest producers in the world. Sweet cherries — the kind found ...