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• East Michigan fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019

  Published on August 13, 2019

  Red Haven peach harvest will begin in the next few days across the region. Many fruit farms have dry soils.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019

  Published on August 13, 2019

  Tart cherry harvest is winding down and apple pest activity has picked up.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019

  Published on August 13, 2019

  Spotted wing Drosophila numbers continue to climb.

• West central Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019

  Published on August 13, 2019

  Tart cherry harvest is over and peach harvest is getting underway.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 6, 2019

  Published on August 6, 2019

  Harvest is underway for blueberries, raspberries, peaches, plums and early varieties of apples.

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  Predicted 2019 apple harvest dates

  Published on August 2, 2019

  The predicted apple harvest dates are roughly a week later than normal, and southeast Michigan is only a few days behind normal.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2019

  Published on July 30, 2019

  Protection from spotted wing Drosophila infestation will need to continue to the end of harvest for tart cherries, summer red raspberries, fall raspberries and blueberries.

• West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 30, 2019

  Published on July 30, 2019

  Tart cherry harvest will wind down by the end of the week, and peach harvest is just around the corner.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2019

  Published on July 30, 2019

  Sweet and tart cherry harvest is underway in northwest Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2019

  Published on July 30, 2019

  Spotted wing Drosophila numbers climbed sharply again the last week. The summer tsunami of the “spotted weapon of destruction” is here, and growers need to protect their berries now.