On this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we are joined by Isaiah Wunsch! A Northern Michigan specialty crop grower on Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City Michigan. He focuses on growing Apples and cherries farming 1000 acres. In this epsiode we talk about the challenges of farming cherries, equipment struggles and his own cherry packing house! All that and much more in this episode!

Thanks again to the sponsor of this episode Wilbue-Ellis!

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On this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we are joined by Nate Kulpa! A Northern Michigan specialty crop grower who grows a large variety of crops like tart cherries, sweet cherries, grapes, and much more! He manages 350 acres to bring the highest quality fruits to market!

Nate shares his experience launching his own wine brand and reflects on his time with Wilbur-Ellis as an agronomy specialist. We dig into the future of specialty crops and grapes in Michigan, the cost of labor and inputs, and the challenges growers face in today’s ag economy.

A big thanks to Wilbur-Ellis for sponsoring this episode and supporting Michigan’s specialty crop growers.

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On this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Nels Veliquette into the studio! A cherry and apple grower in Kewadin Michigan, Nels is passionate and an advocate for the industries he's involved in. He's been featured in the Chicago Tribune and The Wall Street Journal for his testimony in Washington D.C. in an lawsuit in front of the International Trade Commission.

In this episode we will be talking what is next for the cherry industry after a short crop. Also, we touch on government support for farmers, how to connect the community with farming, and crop insurance! We talk about all that and much more in this weeks episode of The Specialty Crop Cast!

Thank you Nels for coming into the studio and sharing your farming journey!

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On this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Jake Campeau manager at Cherry Bay Orchards into the studio. A second generation farmer who started on the farm and was always pulled back to the farm through is early 20's. Jake does a variety of jobs across the farm from the field to the shop! Cherry Bay is located in Suttons Bay Michigan, and is large producer of tart cherries and a large number of different varities of apples including Sweet Tangos and Honeycrisp! Jake and the guys talk about the future of farming with new technology, managing massive apple picking crews, and much more in this weeks episode of the Specialty Crop Cast!

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Next week will feature a former CIAB board member and advocate for the cherry industry Nels Veliquette!

In this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we are back in the studio discussing where we have been this summer! We catch up on cherry harvest went and what the apple crops look like on our farms! Were talking drone crashes, harvest stories and much more in this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast!

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On this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Travis Bratschi owner of Bratschi Orchards. A first generation farmer started small and has grown himself a beautiful apple farm located in Traverse City Michigan! Travis breaks down what it takes to grow beautiful fruit in a sometimes non-cooperative often volatile growing season.

In this episode we will be learning what it takes to run a high production apple farm. What varieties does travis grow? How does he deal with damaging hail storms? How does he color up fruit and keep quality apples through long storage windows? We answer all that and much more in this weeks episode of The Specialty Crop Cast!

Thank you Travis for coming into the studio and sharing your farming journey!

As chery harvest approaches we will be taking an break through the month of July! Talon and the guys will be back in August with harvest updates and a lineup of new guests!

On this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Sadie Merchant owner of Myrtle and Maudes into the studio! Sadie is a 4th generation farmer in Northern Michigan! Not only has her family been farming fruit for generations they also have in the last 5 years opened Myrtle and Maudes. What started out as a small roadside stand has evolved into a local and out of town favorite stop for all travelers! In this episode we will be learning what it takes to run a farm market, events, farm animals and 1000+ cherry pies sold.

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On this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Travis Schock from Cherry Bee Inc into the studio! Travis is a bee keeper tending to honey bees here in northern Michigan! Years of bee keeping across the country has landed him here in northern Michigan pollinating specialty crops across the state! We are talking pollinating, honey, saving the bees and , much more! As always, Thanks to Wilbur-Ellis for sponsoring this weeks episode of the Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones! Next week we will be talking with Sadie Merchant, owner of Myrtle and Maude's farm market here in Traverse City!

On this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones we welcome Alec Altonen from Altonen Orchards into the studio! Alec is a 4th generation farmer in Northern Michigan. Altonen Orchards grows a variety of crop from apples and cherries all the way down to pumpkins and their famous sweet corn! We are talking farming, cider, helicopter rides and , much more! As always, Thanks to Wilbur-Ellis for sponsoring this weeks episode of the Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones!

Next week we will be talking with Cherry Bee Inc bee keeper Travis Shock! put your questions down below if you have any about being a bee keeper, honey or pollination!!

In this episode of The Specialty Crop Cast we visit with Wilbur- Ellis Technical Nutrition Specialist Megan Barlow! She is very knowledgable in all things plant nutrition, geology and soil sampling. We talk about all those things and more in this episode. This will be the most educational thing you hear today! Lock in and hit play! Thanks to Wilbur-Ellis for sponsoring this video! They have been partnering with specialty crop growers for more than 100 years!