CENTRAL LAKE, MICHIGAN (Reuters) -The frost came in late April, sliding across the hills before dawn. Juliette King McAvoy stepped into the orchard, hoping the cold had spared the cherry buds. But ...

On northern Michigan cherry farms, a tiny falcon is quietly reshaping how growers think about both crop protection and food safety. American kestrels, once valued mainly for scaring off fruit‑eating ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – A new bill with bipartisan support would make the cherry Michigan’s official state fruit. The bill, announced Thursday, Sept. 12, would place the cherry alongside such symbols as ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Northern Michigan cherry farmers are not winging it when it comes to the health of their crops. As they prepare for the growing season, they bring in honey bees. With a short window to ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Up North fruit farmers want more Michigan cherries to be eaten – simple as that. Cherry growers from across Michigan’s fruit belt gathered this week in Traverse City for a ...

President Joe Biden talked up his bipartisan infrastructure package and additional plans for investing in families and education during a visit Saturday to a Michigan cherry farm. He also pitched his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. National Cherry Festival photo Michigan has an official state soil (Kalkaska sand) and an official state fossil (mastodon), but ...

LANSING – Michigan’s cherry industry is in a highly vulnerable position, experts agree, and President Donald Trump’s on-and-off tariffs aren’t making things easier for growers. Michigan State ...