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Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 9, 2019
Published on July 9, 2019
Summer fruit harvest is well underway with blueberries, cherries and raspberries. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – July 9, 2019
Published on July 9, 2019
With warmer weather, spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) populations are beginning to climb. Protect susceptible crops. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – July 5, 2019
Published on July 8, 2019
With warmer weather, more spotted wing Drosophila were trapped this week; protect susceptible crops. -
Michigan vineyard pest scouting report – July 3, 2019
Published on July 3, 2019
Target dates for grape berry moth controls are approaching and there is significant downy disease pressure in southwest Michigan vineyards. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 2, 2019
Published on July 2, 2019
Sweet cherry harvest is underway. Harvest in berry crops will begin after the Fourth of July. -
Navigating a Challenging Farm Economy
Published on July 2, 2019
A meeting on August 2nd, 2019 in Kalamazoo County will focus on helping farmers identify tools that can help them weather through the economic and production impacts faced this season. -
Cane burial: Buried (to stay) alive in southwest Michigan
Published on June 26, 2019
A down-to-earth viticulture practice known as cane burial enables wine grape fruiting potential. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – June 26, 2019
Published on June 26, 2019
2019 Cool wet spring brought another slow start to spotted wing Drosophila, but now that warm weather is here, expect to begin protecting susceptible crops. -
East Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2019
Published on June 25, 2019
The region is finally starting to dry out, even though many east Michigan growers saw another inch of precipitation in the last week. Strawberry harvest continues across the region with saskatoon and sweet cherry harvest to follow in the next week or so. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2019
Published on June 25, 2019
Strawberry harvest continues. Grape bloom is ending.