Pomes and Stones with Talon Felker

Pomes and Stones with Talon Felker

Welcome to Pomes and Stones! I'm Talon Felker, an apple and cherry farmer from the Traverse City, Michigan area. My goal is to showcase the hard work, projects, and day-to-day life of farming while promoting Michigan’s specialty crops. Follow along as we navigate the growing season, tackle challenges, and harvest high quality fruit!

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Pomes and Stones with Talon Felker
  • What I Learned from Pushing My John Deere 4050 to the LIMIT! | Pomes and Stones

    Experience the power and efficiency of the John Deere 4050, expertly designed for tackling tough brush in cherry orchards. This robust tractor combines strength with precision, making it the ideal choice for orchard maintenance. With its reliable performance, you can easily clear unwanted down br...

  • Putting BRAND NEW RHINO Orchard Mower To The Test!! | Pomes and Stones

    Watch as we demonstrate how easy it is to maintain your apple orchard with the help of a modern orchard mower. Say goodbye to manual labor and hello to efficient orchard management with this innovative equipment. #AppleOrchard #OrchardMaintenance #MowerTechnology

    We also have a post harvest part...

  • Why Growing Organic Cherries Is So Difficult?? | Pomes and Stones

    This week we dive into the big question! Is it worth growing organic cherries here in Michigan! We answer some great questions in this weeks video! is the extra trouble worth it at the end of the day? Lets find out!!

    Also we have some great drone footage of the crews working around the clock to ...

  • 5 Million Lbs Of Tart Cherries in Just Over a Week! | Pomes and Stones

    oin us in this exciting journey as we take on the task of shipping 5 million pounds of tart cherries in just over a week! Watch as we learn how we meticulously weigh, grade, and prepare these delicious cherries for shipment. You won't want to miss a moment of this massive cherry operation. Stay...

  • Want to SEE the LARGEST Cherry Harvest in Michigan? | Pomes and Stones

    The start of Michigan Cherry Harvest is here! Join me as we start the cherry harvest portion of the vlog!! Shaking cherries is a hard task that we complete with efficiency and accuracy! We will test the limits of our modern harvesting technology! Working around the clock 24 hours a day, 7 days a ...

  • Are THESE The Future Of Precision Agriculture?? | Pomes and Stones

    Are DRONES the future of agricultural applications on row crops and Michigan Specialty Crops? Can they be more efficient than what’s being used currently. Very interesting information and demonstration!

    We also finish up some spring projects and get ready for the start of Cherry Harvest in Mich...

  • Thinning Apples to Increase Crop Size and Production! | Pomes and Stones

    Come along as we talk with my Keystone Cooperative Agronomist Jason about the best apple thinning techniques. He explains the how’s and why farmers thin apples in Michigan in order to improve the crop size and production! Also, we visit Alec Altonen from Altonen Orchards! He’s gives us an intro t...

  • Prepping Fields and Equipment Ahead of Harvest!! | Pomes and Stones

    What an exciting time! As cherry harvest approaches in the end of June there is always plenty of work to get done! We are working on mowing organic orchards, prepping equipment for harvest, and finishing up some tillage in order to get a cover crop in the ground before we get too busy!!!

  • How We Manage A 10,000 Tree Nursery | Pomes and Stones

    in this weeks video we take a second look at our nursery! In a previous episode of Pomes and Stones we planted 10,000 M-106 Root Stock plant in our new nursery! Now a few weeks have gone by and i will show you how the trees have progressed over the last few week! they are starting to push out new...

  • I Can’t Believe He Got Stuck Twice | Pomes and Stones

    Join us for an exciting farm update as we tackle the challenges of being stuck in mud. After we start tilling the field to transition from a cherry orchard to be ready for cover crop. Watch as we provide a detailed crop update. Don't miss out on this engaging and informative video!

  • I Saved THOUSANDS On My Farm By Maximizing Efficiency! | Pomes and Stones

    In this video I show everyone 3 ways our farm maximizes efficiency in order to save thousands on the farm.

  • Sunny With a Chance of….. Bee Stings | Pomes and Stones

    In this weeks video we talk with Travis! he is the head of our apiary company Cherry Bee! Our bees have quite the journey as the cross the country multiple times in order to pollinate multiple crops across the United States!

  • What is a Fruit Farmers Worst Nightmare... FROST ❄️❄️❄️ | Pomes and Stones

    Come along with me as we fight frost getting up early in the middle of the night to combat frost with our frost fans! We also fertilize apples and cherries and work to finish up our apple trellis in this weeks video!

  • Fruit Farmers First Vlog!!! | Pomes and Stones

    First vlog on the day to day life of a fruit farmer in Michigan! Come along on a day to day or week to week journey following me to see what’s going on, on the farm! Fertilizers and preparing our spray trucks for the first work of the spring!