Crop losses to birds generally range from 5% to 30% in cherry orchards across Michigan, Washington, California and Oregon.

The cherry harvest wrapped up months ago. But in northern Michigan, some growers are already anticipating the spring ...

When fourth-generation farmer John Pulcipher took on the family’s cherry farm business full-time 16 years ago, he says the profits were fairly good for the crop, particularly for growers like him in ...

July is the perfect month for cherry picking, as farmers prep their produce and families handpick the biggest, ripest cherries they can find in U-Pick farms across the state. But there is one tiny ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2023. TRAVERSE CITY - People from all around the world visit the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City the first week of July. While the ...

Summertime in northern Michigan means one thing: cherry season. Hallstedt Homestead Cherries gives us a tour around their 53-acre farm, showcasing their gorgeous trees and fertile land situated at the ...

There’s nothing more “Pure Michigan” than a visit to one of our local northern Michigan orchards in the summer, and there’s nothing more reflective of poor government than totally missing an ...

The largest cherry growers in the state will vote on the Michigan Cherry Promotion and Development program renewal in February. Farmers pay $10 for every ton of cherries produced each year and $5 per ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - Despite the summer-like warmth just around the corner, recent weeks of cold, blustery spring weather mean Northern Michigan’s famous cherry blossom season may still be a few weeks ...