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• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019

  Final picks of Honeycrisp will be completed by the end of the week at most farms. Rome and Golden Delicious harvest is underway.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019

  Growers are harvesting Golden Delicious and eyeballing Red Delicious. Empire harvest is mostly wrapped up.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019

  First harvest of early blocks of Honeycrisp and Gala will begin soon.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019

  Red Delicious harvest is finishing up, with Fuji and Ida Red next in line.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019

  Growers took advantage of this week’s sunny and dry weather, which was ideal for picking crews.

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  Vole management for Michigan crop producers

  Published on October 7, 2019

  Voles can cause extensive damage to orchards, ornamentals and tree plantings due to their girdling of seedlings and mature trees and feeding on roots.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019

  Many apple growers are finding a short gap in apple varieties that are ready to harvest. The harvest window for Empire and Golden Delicious is just beginning to open.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019

  Gala harvest is winding down and Honeycrisp orchards need to be cleaned up as quickly as possible. Golden Delicious, Empire and Jonagold harvest is underway.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019

  First harvest of early blocks of Honeycrisp and Gala will begin soon.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019

  Jonagold and Golden Delicious harvests are winding down, and Red Delicious is being targeted next.