An unseasonably warm winter, coupled with cold temperatures and heavy precipitation during the spring, are a dangerous combination for fruit farmers. Some have started to take measures to prevent crops from freezing.
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Michigan is the second-most agriculturally diverse state, with farmers growing a wide variety of produce and specialty crops, such as cherries, asparagus and blueberries.
One bonus of buying locally grown produce is that the community’s economy benefits.
LANSING While cornfields are abundant throughout the state, Michigan produces many more crops than just corn. Specialty crops, which are fruits, vegetable