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Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

Published on September 19, 2018
Honeycrisp harvest is starting and this variety is maturing quickly.
East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

Published on September 19, 2018
Honeycrisp harvest its almost complete with a good amount of fruit drop over this past weekend. Harvest of McIntosh, Jonagold and some Jonathan blocks is underway.
Inland lake shoreline erosion control demonstrated at Kellogg Biological Station

Published on September 19, 2018
Updated website offers video of the rebuilding of an eroded bank on Gull Lake using encapsulated soil lift technique.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 19, 2018

Published on September 19, 2018
It’s been a warm, dry week as apple harvest gains momentum. Grape harvest is beginning.
What can be done for late season downy mildew on grapes?

Published on September 19, 2018
Leaf loss due to late season downy mildew impacts fruit quality and reduces winter hardiness and next year’s growth.
New fungus found on pistachio trees in Italy

Published on September 19, 2018
In 2010 Pistachio growers in Italy were seeing canker formation, gummosis, decline and possible death of their trees.
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

Published on September 19, 2018
Area growers are working their way through Honeycrisp and Jonagold apple harvest in southwest Michigan.
Harvesting apples in the heat

Published on September 19, 2018
The starch iodine test doesn’t tell the whole story.
East Michigan fruit update – Sept. 19, 2018

Published on September 19, 2018
Brown marmorated stink bug trap catches have taken a sharp rise at some east Michigan farms. Apple and fall red raspberry harvest are in full swing.
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

Published on September 19, 2018
Some maturity parameters are moving very quickly in apples, but do they tell the whole story?