Frost wipes out juice grapes in SW Michigan

The Associated Press — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:45:00 +0000

A devastating frost has wiped out grapes grown for juice in southwestern Michigan. John Jasper, a surveyor for Welch's Foods, tells TV station ABC57 that he went through hundreds of acres before even finding a live bud. He estimates more than 10,000 acres were destroyed Thursday, mostly in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties.

Early season frost threatens Michigan crops

Steve Carmody — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:15:48 +0000

An early season cold snap is threatening to seriously damage Michigan’s corn crop. Temperatures are expected to slide into the 30’s tonight and into the weekend.

This year did not start well for Michigan farmers. A cold, wet Spring delayed planting for nearly two months. Now, an early season frost could damage corn, soybean and other crops just a few weeks from harvest.