Title Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds Image Tue, 2026-08-25 12:53 Great Lakes Echo By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby. Agriculture, Great Lakes Echo, agroecology, Authors, Biodiversity, BIRD, Birds, city, Community, conservation, Contact, contamination, crops, Damage, end, Environment, fall, farmers, farms, Features, first, Food, found, future, help, Lead, LED, May, Michigan, Michigan State University, msu, nature, new, northern, northern michigan, Other, plan, Population, project, protect, red, Region, RISK, Safety, scientists, search, study, support, Sustainability, time, Traverse City, Trees, university, US, Wildlife, work