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  • February 1st 2015 issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert
  • Michigan takes inventory of fruit plantings

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Michigan fruit growers were asked in January to provide data for a fruit inventory that would update information on the state of the state’s industry. The last inventory was taken in 2011, so the new study will show how acreage and varieties have changed over the last five years. In addition, growers are being asked about labor—how many permanent and seasonal workers they hire and whether they had problems finding enough workers. One question asks growers […]

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