Traverse city, michigan. To learn more about its unique history and literary life. For eight years now we have traveled to u. S. That hes bringing the literacy and in Historic Sites to our viewers. You can watch more of our visits on cspan. Org cities to her. I thinkf the things people really love about that terrys is the taste. You couple that with a beautiful red color. It is really a fruit people fall in love with. Harvestt a month before on these cherries, were looking at cherries in various stages of development. These had all been blossoms that are going to fall off a pair. If we look down inside them, that is what the cherry looks like in its Early Development stages. Hopefully it continues on and it turns into Something Like this cherry, and then moves to maturity. So this cherry is in a swell stage. It is swelling now. Like i say, we are a month away from harvest on this cherry area so it has to grow up a little more. It also have to start turning red. Is known as the cherry c
Little bit more. It also has to start turning red. Traverse city is known as the cherry capital of the world in the u. S. Because of the volume of cherries produced, but number two, the area has done a good job of getting the word out, politically and in other methods to let the world know we grow cherries here. The cherriesty of in michigan are grown here within a 50 mile radius of Traverse City. Ofmichigan, they grow 80 the nation as cuba tarp cherries of the nations tarp cherries. The early cherries were brought in by some of the early settlers. They were probably brought in by some of the missionaries that settled into the area. Different, a few people had a few cherries. Around world war i we started getting farms and different orchards. Some of the processing plants came in where they picked the cherries and canned them. During world war ii, that grew even more. Upwas from the 1800s right until then that we saw the growth of the cherry industry. Have been here since 1955 on this
President richard nixon. And type in. Org apollo 11 into the search bar for more of our coverage. Cspan cities tour is exploring American Cities as we take our book tour on the road. Every month, we bring you the history and literary life of a different city. With the support of our spectrum cable partners, this weekend we travel to Traverse City, michigan, known as the cherry capital of the world. It is responsible for two thirds of the tart cherry production in the u. S. Over the next hour, we will learn about the citys past. We begin with the origins of the cherry industry in Traverse City. One of the things i think people really love about cherries is the taste. Couple that with the beautiful red color, it is a fruit that people fall in love with. It is a month before harvest on these cherries, so we are looking at cherries in various stages of development. These are all of the blossoms that are going to fall off, up here. It is what the cherry looks like in its Early Development s
Some ways so different. Mr. Costa thats our land grant universities, our agricultural schools like yours that have played an Important Role historically in terms of research that has allowed american agriculture over 100 years to really achieve levels of quality and production and best Management Practices that without that academic involvement i dont think would have been possible. Keep up the good work. Our next witness today is a person, her family, rosy burroughs with the family farms in california. They are a marketing flagship or organic raised added value products produced by the Family Enterprises include almonds, beef, chicken, berries, eggs, sheep, olive oil, and turkeys. Their ranching efforts are like california, diverse and we are very proud of their efforts. Please, you have five minutes to present to the committee. Looking forward to hearing your comments. Ms. Burroughs good morning. Subcommittee chairman costa. Ranking member johnson. Members of the subcommittee. Member
Some ways so different. Mr. Costa thats our land grant universities, our agricultural schools like yours that have played an Important Role historically in terms of research that has allowed american agriculture over 100 years to really achieve levels of quality and production and best Management Practices that without that academic involvement i dont think would have been possible. Keep up the good work. Our next witness today is a person, her family, rosy burroughs with the family farms in california. They are a marketing flagship or organic raised added value products produced by the Family Enterprises include almonds, beef, chicken, berries, eggs, sheep, olive oil, and turkeys. Their ranching efforts are like california, diverse and we are very proud of their efforts. Please, you have five minutes to present to the committee. Looking forward to hearing your comments. Ms. Burroughs good morning. Subcommittee chairman costa. Ranking member johnson. Members of the subcommittee. Member