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Traverse Bay Farms Has Tart Cherry Products Available Amid Sharp 2026 Crop Decline

Northern Michigan company currently offers tart cherry juice concentrate, dried cherries, cherry salsa and other cherry products as supplies tighten across the industry The post Tr...

USApple announces slightly smaller crop for 2026–27

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Apple Association estimated a U.S. apple crop of 263 million (42-pound) bushels for the 2026–27 crop year, about a 6 percent decrease fr...

Cherry growers worry about future demand following major crop losses

A cherry grower says she’s concerned about maintaining market share after this year’s dramatic decrease in production. Sarah Greiner and her husband Todd grow a variety of specialt...

Tart cherry industry renews federal marketing order

Tart cherry growers and processors voted to continue their marketing order program, the Cherry Industry Administrative Board, according to a news release from the U.S. Department o...

Northwest cherry shipments total 16.3 million boxes to date

Northwest Cherries reported 16.3 million 20-pound equivalent boxes of cherries shipped as of July 29. The industry’s original forecast called for 20 million boxes, but freezing tem...

U.S. apple growers face smaller crop, trade challenges with Canada

USApples is forecasting a smaller crop this year following a once-in-a-generation freeze that hit the Eastern U.S. Vice President, Insights & Analytics Chris Gerlach tells Brow...

Devastating weather significantly reduces U.S. cherry crops, disaster requests expected

Severe weather this growing season has significantly limited cherry production across the U.S. Cherry Marketing Institute President Amy Cohn tells Brownfield, “There’s no denying s...

2026 Champagne harvest healthiest in 50 years

MSU wheat trials show strong 2026 yields as USDA projects back-to-back record years

A wheat extension educator says he expects near record wheat yields across Michigan. Michigan State University’s Dennis Pennington says, “I think growers were surprised when they w...

Cherry picking season ends in Michigan

Cherry picking season is coming to end at one Antrim County farm wrapping up a disappointing season after harsh weather conditions. The post Cherry picking season ends in Michigan...

Yields remain low as UK harvest 2026 nears completion

Harvest 2026 is now almost complete in the UK, the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed. Much of the remaining activity is concentrated in Scotland...

A cherry smart turn for orchard tech

—What’s good for apples and blueberries is good for cherries. Washington State University researchers have set up a cherry version of the Smart Orchard for all things tech at one o...

Erdbeersaison 2026: Mittelmäßige Ernte, aber Rekord bei Kirschen

Die Erdbeersaison 2026 neigt sich dem Ende zu und ist auf den Obsthöfen im Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde aufgrund von Hitze, Hagel und Unwettern mittelmäßig bis schlecht ausgefallen....

Harvest 2026 at the quarter-pole: even better quality (and even lower yields) than we were anticipating

Cotton, rice acres rise, 2026 crops still smaller than 2025

Farmers planted more cotton and rice in 2026 than originally expected. Those acreage adjustments did push production projections higher on the month, but a lower yield guess for co...

DNR Anticipates Increase For 2026 Wild Rice Harvest

Wisconsin’s wild rice crop is improving in 2026 after years of low production. However, drought and low water levels may make canoe access difficult. Long-term challenges remain, i...

25 Years of Traverse Bay Farms: Andy LaPointe Reflects on a Quarter Century of Growth

On September 11, 2026, Traverse Bay Farms will celebrate a milestone few small family businesses ever reach: 25 years in business. The post 25 Years of Traverse Bay Farms: Andy LaP...

Quick Bites, August 2026

New extension educator joins WSU Cherry growers have a new resource at Washington State University, with Antonia Sánchez-Labbé joining as a horticulture extension educator based at...

Problems persist for canning peach crop

—California canning peach growers are using federal help to remove about 50,000 tons of fruit after Del Monte announced the closure of its two canning facilities. Already part...

September 2026 — Digital Issue

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August 2026 — Digital Issue

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Plexpack Addresses Growing LATAM Cherry Packaging Demand With Top-Rated Packaging Machines as Market Projects +27% Annua...

With the LATAM cherry market forecast to reach 511,000 tons by 2035, food producers worldwide face growing pressure to find top-rated packaging machines for the food industry — and...

2026 grain yields fall by 30% in parts of UK

A number of cereal growers in England and Wales are reporting that 2026 grain yields are down by up to 30% on normally expected levels. This is a direct consequence of harvest date...

Prengaman: The shore beyond

—The tree fruit industry is watching the bankruptcy proceedings of Brewster Heights Packing and Orchards, with the future of 8,500 acres of orchards and several packing facilities...