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Michigan State University tree fruit educator Emily Lavely discusses peach variety and rootstock trials during the 2025 Great Lakes EXPO on Dec. 10. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

EXPO Day 2: MSU researchers cover peach variety trials and cost of production

December 10, 2025
Michigan State University tree fruit integrator Jackie Perkins discusses the shifting climate and its implications for pest control during Day 1 of the 2025 Great Lakes EXPO, Dec. 9–11 in Grand Rapids. She spoke during the Apple 1 educational session. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

EXPO Day 1: Covering climate change

December 9, 2025
From left, Kristen, Alison and Tom DeMarree during September harvest.

Ahead of the curve: 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

December 1, 2025
Tom DeMarree said they hedge their apple trees twice a year.

History and horticulture: 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

December 1, 2025
Alison DeMarree, right, talks to apple growers Chip, left, and Karla Bailey in their Williamson, New York, office.

Deep data diver: 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

December 1, 2025
Kristen DeMarree walks along a block of Minneiska (marketed as SweeTango) during September harvest, with her parents in the background.

Insight and innovation: 2025 Good Fruit Growers of the Year

December 1, 2025
Attendees at a presentation during the 2024 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO.

EXPO preview: Farm, family, future

November 26, 2025
Solar panels cover the roof of a controlled atmosphere storage facility at Applewood Orchards in Deerfield, Michigan.

Grower panels continue generating interest

November 24, 2025
Three new weather stations, such as this station in New Era, Michigan, are being installed in the Northwest Michigan fruit-growing region, where hilly terrain creates microclimates that can limit the usefulness of weather data.

Fine-tuning forecasts for Michigan farms

November 19, 2025
Like the 2024 event, seen here, the 2025 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO, scheduled Dec. 9–11 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will include a trade show and fruit educational sessions. (Matt Milkovich/Good Fruit Grower)

EXPO preview: The big grow show

November 11, 2025