posted at WSBT dot-com (local CBS affiliate TV news - website):
The USDA will release its latest fruit and tree nuts outlook Friday July 29, 2011. It forecasts the effects of changing conditions on fruit farms. As with any crop, having a bountiful harvest can be largely out of one’s hands.
"There's not going to be a win every year," said Herb Teichman, owner of Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm near Eau Claire, Michigan. "Most years we're diversified and most years we come through and have enough to make a living."
But 2011 looks to be a big win. Michigan's fruit crops are expected to surpass last year's production. Cherries, blueberries, peaches and grapes are forecast to bring in big yields. And the state's apple orchards are projected to have a near record year.
"We're hopeful that all these crops that we have, we have 7 main crops, will come through on the plus side," said Teichman.
The peach season is expected to run through Labor Day, which is when early apple harvesting begins. Conditions have been almost perfect for crops like wheat in Michigan. But the wet spring has put corn and soybeans nearly a month behind in some places.
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