A combination of economic pressures, development demand, and generational turnover is putting more cherry farms on the market.

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 ...

Glen Arbor-based retailer Cherry Republic has built a successful business around a fruit that company President Bob Sutherland calls a “ruby red morsel of joy.” For Cherry Republic, the tart cherry is ...

In 2023, researchers were in the process of introducing the samba wasp to control the SWD population. Michigan State researchers introduced a second wasp into the equation: the ronin wasp, another ...

Sarah and Phil Hallstedt are a first-generation farming family growing eight varieties of sweet cherries at their U-Pick farm, Hallstedt Homestead, in Northport. At King Orchards U-Pick, Bakery & Farm ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- With the National Cherry Festival right around the corner, it's time for an update on this year's cherry crop. Meteorologist Trevor Roubadeaux visited a ...

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 ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses, over half of a cherry crop loss and one Metro Detroit fruit farm is trying to remain optimistic about the future of the ...

The state of Michigan is surrounded by the clear waters of four Great Lakes. Because of this, you'll find some amazing natural areas there, such as Sleeping Bear Dunes and Pictured Rocks National ...