Our Grandparents and Parents became wealthy, where able to achieve greatness and handed over wealth to us by owing tree crop farms. You’ve heard of comparing avocado to oranges, but have you ever ...

ROCKFORD, Mich. — Thanksgiving is next week, which means —very soon— the center of many homes will be a Christmas tree. Are you hoping for a real tree this year? For many families cutting down a tree ...

Cacao plantation in the project: ‘Ecological intensification and multifunctionality of genetically diverse cocoa agroforestry systems in Peruvian landscapes (Eco-Cacao)’. Tree crops such as these ...

The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has announced the nationwide rollout of a Tree Crops Conveyance Certificate System (CCS), which will make it mandatory for licensed traders to obtain a ...

For many of us, food is something we buy at a supermarket or order at a café. We usually give little thought to the complex systems required to produce and deliver it—until they stop working. It's not ...

COURTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — West Michigan Christmas tree farmers are thrilled with this year’s crop despite an extended drought that went late into the spring. The owners of Hart Tree Farm near ...

GOBLES, Mich. (WOOD) — Constant rainfall during this year’s Christmas tree growing season was an improvement after a dry summer last year, according to researchers. The good news comes as farms around ...

CAPITAL REGION — Despite drought conditions that left much of the state parched in recent weeks, there shouldn’t be any trouble finding a full, lush Christmas tree at a good price this holiday season.

The wet spring followed by near-drought conditions in September and October in Michigan combined to produce fantastic tree quality this year. The state is one of the top Christmas tree producers. Are ...