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Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 23, 2020

Published on September 23, 2020
This is a big week for Gala and Honeycrisp harvest in the Grand Rapids area.
East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 23, 2020

Published on September 23, 2020
Honeycrisp harvest is well along and maturing quickly. Early Fuji and Jonagold are ready for harvest. Most growers are picking out long and with the weather we are having are able to keep up on harvest.
BAE No. 5 in latest U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Published on September 23, 2020
Michigan State University named top biosystems/agricultural engineering program for undergraduates
AgBioResearch continues work amid COVID-19 pandemic

Published on September 23, 2020
‘The cows still have to be milked’ – Doug Buhler, MSU AgBioResearch
MSU entomologist leads training for Latino/a farmers, receives new $600K USDA grant

Published on September 23, 2020
MSU's La Cosecha (a Spanish word for harvest) program, which provides training for first- and next-generation Latino/a farmers in Michigan, has received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 23, 2020

Published on September 23, 2020
Gala harvest is winding down with Honeycrisp continuing and Golden Delicious and Red Delicious right around the corner. Weather conditions have been excellent for working in orchards.
Virtual entrepreneurship camp provided life and workforce development skills

Published on September 23, 2020
Michigan State University and Southwestern Michigan College partnership made August 2020 virtual entrepreneurship camp successful.
Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 30, 2020

Published on September 23, 2020
Growers are ramping up harvest as Gala and McIntosh varieties are ripening; growers are also spot picking Honeycrisp.
Taking steps to use the MSU Land Acknowledgement more broadly

Published on September 23, 2020
Understanding the history of the land that MSU resides on is part of an ongoing journey toward diversity, equity and inclusion.
Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 23, 2020

Published on September 23, 2020
Niagara harvest has begun. Wine and table grape harvests continue.