August 2023 - 37

THERE ARE 195 SWEET CHERRY
GROWERS IN MICHIGAN, 363 U.S. TART
CHERRY GROWERS, 35 PROCESSORS
AND MORE THAN 100 MARKETERS.
the way. During short crop years, CMI worked hard to
leverage grower assessment funding and were able to
secure almost $1 million in extra revenue. This year we are
on pace to sell more cherries to USDA than we ever have in
recorded history. We have built an excellent team of staff
members, board members and subcommittees that can
serve the many needs of our growers well into the future.
We have united our programs to be more cohesive
with our marketers. We have supported and helped
CIAB through a referendum and changes with staff. We
continue to partner with many other commodity groups,
industry stakeholders and partners to address key
industry priorities.
These accomplishments, and many more, were
achieved because of the great leadership of VanAgtmael
and Send. When you see either one of these guys, be sure
to thank them for their hard work and dedication.
I also want to thank Danielle Brien (processor member)
for her service on the CMI board. Her term will be
expiring in September. Emily Miezio will succeed Brien,
Brian Altonen will succeed Send, and Daryl Peterson will
succeed VanAgtmael on the CMI board.
Looking back into our historic records, I recently found
the first FGN article dated Nov. 11, 1993, typed on a
typewriter by Dick Johnston, former CMI president. Since
then, CMI has written an article for FGN every month, for
a total of over 350 articles. We have partnered with FGN
for 30 years to deliver a monthly update to our growers
and interested parties. CMI is now sending our growers
and processors quarterly electronic newsletters, and this
will be our last monthly FGN article. If you are a cherry
grower and are not receiving our electronic newsletters,
please write to Marissa Oakley at moakley@usacherries.
com to be added to our newsletter database.
I want to thank the team at FGN for this incredible
partnership over the last three decades! I also want to thank
everyone that took the time to read the CMI articles. It has
been a good ride, but all good things must come to an end.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of August 2023

Editor's Letter
Grower Profile: Keeping it clean
Biocontrols: Salinas Biological Summit
Organic Grower
Ag Tech: Drone assignment
Grapes: A piercing problem
Great Lakes EXPO News: Connecting growers through the digital market space
Plant & Soil Health: A strawberry threat
Farm Market & Agritourism: The first step is knowing who your customers are
CMI
Ag Labor Review
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
August 2023 - 1
August 2023 - 2
August 2023 - 3
August 2023 - Editor's Letter
August 2023 - 5
August 2023 - Grower Profile: Keeping it clean
August 2023 - 7
August 2023 - 8
August 2023 - 9
August 2023 - Biocontrols: Salinas Biological Summit
August 2023 - 11
August 2023 - 12
August 2023 - Organic Grower
August 2023 - 14
August 2023 - 15
August 2023 - 16
August 2023 - 17
August 2023 - 18
August 2023 - 19
August 2023 - 20
August 2023 - 21
August 2023 - 22
August 2023 - 23
August 2023 - 24
August 2023 - Ag Tech: Drone assignment
August 2023 - 26
August 2023 - 27
August 2023 - Grapes: A piercing problem
August 2023 - 29
August 2023 - Great Lakes EXPO News: Connecting growers through the digital market space
August 2023 - 31
August 2023 - Plant & Soil Health: A strawberry threat
August 2023 - 33
August 2023 - Farm Market & Agritourism: The first step is knowing who your customers are
August 2023 - 35
August 2023 - CMI
August 2023 - 37
August 2023 - Ag Labor Review
August 2023 - 39
August 2023 - Classifieds
August 2023 - 41
August 2023 - Advertiser Index
August 2023 - 43
August 2023 - 44
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