A unique solution to frost-related crop damage is taking hold on many area farms.
According to excerpts from MLive:
Towering high above orchards throughout the area, these mega-fans -- originally spawned from airplane propellers in the 1960s -- can blow your hat off 150 feet away.
More relevantly, a single fan on a cold spring night can keep frost off trees in a 10-acre circle, preventing crop failure by pulling warmer air from up high.
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