TRAVERSE CITY, MI -- For a historic second year in a row, Michigan’s harvest of iconic tart cherries is expected at about a third of normal. The diminished harvest, according to industry experts, ...

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 ...

Adding tart cherries to your dish is sure to elevate its appeal to a new level. Adding tart cherries to your dish is sure to elevate its appeal to a new level. According to USDA National Agricultural ...

“It’s hard to see the blossoms and the potential, and then have it dashed.” Cherry farmer Cheryl Kobernik says the 2022 tart cherry harvest season sent her and her husband through the stages of grief.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- There's a new plan in place to track tart cherry juice imports to more accurately measure the impact to Michigan's tart cherry industry. U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow ...

Are Northern Michigan tart cherries better than Ibuprofen for pain relief? An article in the Washington Post last week by national health reporter Lena H. Sun furthers the evidence that they are. Tart ...

MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the purchase of $470 million in surplus food purchases for distribution to communities nationwide. Included in the purchase are ...

For the second year in a row, northern Michigan’s tart cherry farmers are expecting a small harvest – less than half as much as 2019’s crop. Allen Steimel is the general manager at Leelanau Fruit ...

Michigan cherry farmers, who already have to worry about things like freezing April temperatures ruining their crops, are battling a tiny invasive fly that has the potential to ruin harvests. The ...

I had an opportunity to read Saturday's article about the Michigan tart cherry crop ("Michigan cherry growers may have to leave fruit to rot," Aug. 6). The initial paragraph mischaracterizes the facts ...