They're saying the apple harvest this year is going to be monstrous.
"Monstrous"
In fact, I'm going down to the farmer's market this very morning to see this apple cornucopia for myself. I expect my mind to be blown. I EXPECT it.
Growing conditions in West Michigan, for the third largest apple producing state in America, have been perfect.
"Perfect"
Bumper crop. Apples, apples, apples piling up and rolling around everywhere like popcorn bursting from the pan. BOOM. The point is, we're going to have a lot of apples this year.
And boy are the farmer's worried. Apparently state crack downs on migrant workers have taken a massive, crunchy bite from farmers' ability to harvest crops
Georgia’s new immigration law appears to have contributed to a reduced flow of migrant workers heading to northern parts of the country for fall harvests, Michigan agriculture representatives said. Growers said they haven’t seen as many “drive-ins” — carloads of workers — as they typically see this time of year.
“There are some indications … that the labor isn’t there,” Pat Chase, salesman for Sparta, Mich.-based Jack Brown Produce Inc.
And
A sufficient supply of migrant labor is critical for Michigan apple growers, whose crop is almost entirely hand-harvested. Unpicked apples deteriorate after reaching peak condition and eventually drop to the ground, costing growers income.
Oops.
Cross Posted fromMuskegon Critic