Great Lakes microclimate good for specialty crops

Michigan is No. 4 in the United States for sugar beet production. MICHIGAN SUGAR CO.
Michigan is No. 4 in the United States for sugar beet production. MICHIGAN SUGAR CO.

LANSING

While cornfields are abundant throughout the state, Michigan produces many more crops than just corn.

Specialty crops, which are fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, flowers and other horticulture crops, are abundant in the Great Lake state.

“We are the most agriculturally diverse state in the country behind California,” said Theresa Sisung, an industry relations specialist on the public policy and…