MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Oct 13, 2026 · 13 min · 10 segments
Grant Holley from the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association discusses this year's harvest, some of the new technology being used by growers, and what they hope it means in the future. He also…
Grant HolleyGuestLarry LeeHost
We have so much space around Wisconsin that it can differ from one end of the state to the other.

Our northern growers are still kind of suffering a little bit from the drought.

The growers that we have in the central region are reporting out close to an average, maybe an above average year.

One of the biggest mottos that we always say is we don't count the cranberries until they're delivered.

It's mother nature can throw anything at us this time of year that can change our numbers drastically one direction or the other for better or for worse.

So ask that question again, Again, the end of November, and we'll know a little bit closer, but for right now, things don't look too, too bad.

We have so much space around Wisconsin that it can differ from one end of the state to the other.

Our northern growers are still kind of suffering a little bit from the drought.

The growers that we have in the central region are reporting out close to an average, maybe an above average year.

One of the biggest mottos that we always say is we don't count the cranberries until they're delivered.

It's mother nature can throw anything at us this time of year that can change our numbers drastically one direction or the other for better or for worse.

So ask that question again, Again, the end of November, and we'll know a little bit closer, but for right now, things don't look too, too bad.
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