October 2013 Issue

Michigan growers asked to support research

The idea is to raise $500,000 a year to leverage other funding.

The Michigan tree fruit industry is exploring the idea of creating a commission to collect money from growers to strengthen research efforts. The new Michigan Tree Fruit Commission would be authorized to collect assessments from the state’s apple and cherry growers to maintain and improve Michigan’s four tree fruit research stations, direct funds toward important research projects, and ensure that important research and extension positions remain filled with the best people. While no exact figures have been proposed, the basic idea seems to be to raise about a half-million dollars a year from growers and use that to leverage matching […]

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October 17, 2013

Production, Apples, Issues, Pest Management, New Developments, Cherries, Research, Richard Lehnert

Richard Lehnert

After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index

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