Northwest Michigan is known for fruit growing, but that has not been as reliable this year as it usually is, with the strange weather making all the wrong moves for farmers.
Excerpt: A disaster is unfolding in Michigan orchards as erratic spring weather causes some of the biggest losses in decades of cherries, apples and other fruits, growers said Thursday.
A rare extended period of summerlike temperatures in March caused trees to blossom early, only to be zapped by an unrelenting series of April frosts and freezes.
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Source: Washington Post
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