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Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 28, 2020

Published on April 28, 2020
Apples and some sweet cherries are at green tip and growers have started apple scab management programs.
West central Michigan small fruit update – April 28, 2020

Published on April 28, 2020
Lower than normal temperatures are delaying small fruit crop growth and development. Blueberries are still in the bud burst stage and strawberries and raspberries are showing the first leaves coming out of the crown.
Time for replanting old, disease and blueberry stem gall wasp infested blueberry fields

Published on April 28, 2020
Michigan blueberry industry starts transitioning to a more efficient production system eliminating unproductive old fields and replanting them with new varieties and new technology.
MSU faculty member and son support coronavirus mask printing initiative

Published on April 28, 2020
Phil Hill, in the MSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, supports an initiative to print face masks and shields for first responders and healthcare professionals in Mid-Michigan.
Battle Creek restaurant owner gives back, finds opportunities during coronavirus pandemic

Published on April 28, 2020
Creativity and perseverance are defining Michigan food businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 28, 2020

Published on April 28, 2020
Freezes last week caused little additional damage to fruit crops. This week will be cooler with rain for the next few days.
Bud swell is the time for monitoring vineyards for cutworms and flea beetles

Published on April 28, 2020
Time spent monitoring grape vineyards now can avoid costly pest damage.
Wendy Kloostra inspires her own students at Ohio State University

Published on April 27, 2020
Wendy Kloostra graduated as a Master's student in Spring of 2008 and now uses her passion for horticulture to teach at Ohio State University.
Designing a better system for broadcast interseeding

Published on April 27, 2020
New video shares research from MSU designing a broadcast interseeding system for cover crops that improves seed-soil contact.
My amazing landscape architecture experience

Published on April 27, 2020
Recent alumna Wing Chi VincyTam reflects on her experience with the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design programs.