A test for heat stress
In-orchard cooling methods varied as heat wave hit.
In-orchard cooling methods varied as heat wave hit.
Cherry growers in the Pacific Northwest are racing to beat a record-setting heat wave, many of them harvesting in the dead of night.
Northwest Michigan farms struggle with climate change.
Strategies are available to help workers beat the heat, including face masks for summer wear.
Maturity metrics may not yield the usual results for fruit grown in warmer-than-usual growing seasons.