News
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The relationship between plant disease management and pollinator conservation
Published on October 15, 2020
What does disease management have to do with pollinators?
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East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 14, 2020
Published on October 14, 2020
Red Delicious, Fuji, Northern Spy and Rome harvest are well along. Some Idared, Crispin and Cameo blocks are mature. Demand for fresh apples and sweet cider remains very strong at farm markets.
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Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 14, 2020
Published on October 14, 2020
Apple quality remains high as the peak of harvest passes.
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Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 14, 2020
Published on October 14, 2020
Late season apples such as Braeburn, Fuji and Evercrisp remain to be picked. U-pick and farm market sales have been brisk partly due to poorer crops in neighboring Indiana.
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A perfect apple harvest season—for watercore
Published on October 7, 2020
Harvest watercore-susceptible apple blocks before symptoms become severe.
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East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020
Published on October 7, 2020
Empire and Golden Delicious harvest are well along. Fuji and Cortland are mature as well and are ready for harvest. Demand for fresh apples and sweet cider has been very strong at farm markets.
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Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020
Published on October 7, 2020
October is apple month and there are so many varieties to choose from this week.
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Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020
Published on October 7, 2020
Apple harvest is progressing rapidly in southwest Michigan due to sunny and dry conditions and light crops.
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Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020
Published on October 7, 2020
Honeycrisp harvest is wrapping up and growers are moving onto later varieties. There have been a lot of big trucks with apple boxes headed south in recent days.
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Cool, fall nights challenge fruit storability
Published on September 30, 2020
The cool, clear nights of Sept. 18 and 19, 2020, could result in chilling injury to Honeycrisp apples.
