“It’s just a really nice outing and there is a lot you can pick fresh from the farm throughout the fall,” says the owner of Barrie Hill Farms. The early bird catches the worm … or in the case of visitors to Barrie Hill Farms, apples. Due to the spring frosts, farms across the...
Read MoreGuy Brown went to the source and gathered information on this year’s apple harvest. WATERTOWN, Minn. – Lack of rain this summer is putting a punch on Minnesota’s vegetation and stressing lawns, flowers and trees in state orchards. At Luce Line Orchard in Watertown, Minnesota, owners Terry and Rick Traen are seeing firsthand the...
Read MoreFENNVILLE – Agriculture is rarely a perfect science. Even when crops survive, the harvest is almost always affected by storms, inclement weather or extreme heat. This is especially true for fruits, such as cherries, peaches and apples grown at Crane Orchards in Fennville. But this year, as autumn approaches, the farm is celebrating. “This...
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