The Specialty Crop Cast

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...

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...

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 alway...

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-Ell...

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 p...

Welcome to back to The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones! Welcome to The Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones. Where we talk about farming, agribusiness and products from the people who know it best! This week our guest in studio is Brennen Hitchcock! He is a Senior Operations Manager for Wilbur Ellis. He explains the ins and out of managing multiple different locations across the midwest...

This week on The Specialty Crop Cast we are talking about insects, spray programs and protecting your crops! Come along with Talon, Zach and Steve as we tackle those topics and more in this weeks video!

This week Bruce Veliquette from Cherry Ke, Shoreline Fruit and the CIAB. Join us as we talk harvest stories, growing up on the farm and the future of the cherry industry in this weeks episode!

Episode 1: Welcome to the Specialty Crop Cast on Pomes and Stones! In our very first episode, get to know your hosts—three passionate farmers from Northern Michigan—as we kick off the Pomes and Stones Podcast - The Specialty Crop Cast! ! We’re diving into what this podcast is all about: real stories from the orchard, behind-the-scenes farm projects, and honest conversations about growing specialty...