Spring 2026 A Challenging One For Northwest Sugarbeet Growers
This season has thrown sugarbeet growers into a whirlwind, with weather challenges and costs hitting hard. Let's hear how they’re managing to keep their spirits up.
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Warm Weather Worries Midwest and Northeast Fruit Growers
Fruit growers in the Midwest and Northeast are worried as warmer weather is causing their trees to flower early. It means several weeks of worry for farmers as the potential is there for a hard freeze to move in and kill the flowers on their trees. Sp...
Spring Freeze Protection for Tree Fruit
The warm temperatures might fool people into thinking that there is no danger of spring freeze in tree fruit, but growers are not out of the woods yet.
Wind machines, smudge pots, even coverings can help keep fruit safe from cold temperatures that could come throughout April.
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