Michigan
Michigan apple grower-shippers, marketers and processors are donating fresh and sliced apples to school district meal pick up sites throughout the state.
U.S. highbush blueberry growers generate more than $4.7 billion in annual economic impact, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
As in most regions of the U.S., supermarket business in Michigan has been strong since the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year, and foodservice sales dropped dramatically before showing some signs of a rebound.
Online ordering has become commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some in the Detroit-area produce industry say there could be a downside for the fresh fruit and vegetable categories.
Applewood Fresh’s growers will be starting Michigan asparagus shipments the week of May 25.
A lingering cold and rainy season had grower-shippers in Michigan waiting a little longer than normal this year to get their summer deals going.
Michigan’s apple harvest is set to begin on time, with early varieties, including Paula red and ginger gold, starting in late August.
In the year of the coronavirus, Michigan’s apple industry anticipates a healthy crop.
With the COVID-19 virus floating around, Michigan apple grower-shippers say they will make sure there is plenty of bagged product available.
Michigan apple suppliers say they are adjusting readily to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Belding, Mich.-based BelleHarvest is introducing PAW Patrol branded apples.
With year-round shipments of fruits and vegetables, Michigan is a fresh produce force in the U.S.
Comstock Park, Mich.-based Vine Line Produce Distribution is a new organization formed by the merger of Heeren Bros. Inc. and Walsma & Lyons.
Michigan apple marketers Belleharvest Sales Inc. and Michigan Fresh Marketing are combining sales desks in a union that will represent about 150 growers and three million bushels of apples.
SFL Cos., a supply chain management and logistics firm specializing in fresh produce and refrigerated goods, is moving to accommodate growth.
North Bay Produce Inc., Traverse City, Mich., is focusing on sustainability with a grant that will allow it to purchase compostable packaging equipment for blueberries.
North Bay Produce Inc., Traverse City, Mich., has recalled almost 2,300 cases and two bulk bins of apples because of the potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Square Roots is looking for 10 passionate and dedicated future farmers to join the team as it launches in September the first season of its Next-Gen Farmer Training Program in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The newly formed joint sales alliance of Grand Rapids-based Michigan Fresh Marketing and BelleHarvest has added Sparta, Mich.-based Elite Apple as another supplier.
North Bay Produce, Traverse City, Mich., is continuing its food donation program as the COVID-19 crisis widens.
The Michigan Potato Industry Commission, Lansing, has donated $5,000 to the Food Bank Council of Michigan, to be used by food banks to purchase potatoes.
Applewood Fresh Growers, Sparta, Mich., expects production increases for several apple varieties and has added equipment to meet those needs.
Michigan Apple grower-shipper Riveridge Produce Marketing Inc. has acquired the sales operation of Jack Brown Produce.
A new Michigan company, Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, is shipping Michigan apples.
AgDay Broadcast - More crime in farm country...this time involving the theft of thousands of apples and pumpkins from farms in Michigan and Indiana.
The Michigan Apple Committee, Lansing, is touting the state’s apples as a way to celebrate American Heart Month, which is February.
Applewood Fresh®, a premier produce brand and fourth-generation grower, packer/shipper and marketer of Michigan-grown apples is shipping EverCrisp® apples.
The Packer is seeking input from Michigan produce suppliers about their outlook for the 2021 season.
Michigan Fresh Marketing expects good crops of apples and vegetables this year.
All of the products from Chesterfield Twp., Mich.-based Lakeland Fresh Farms, a local producer of hydroponically grown greens, are now verified as non-GMO through The Non-GMO Project.