MSU Extension Cherries

• Field day will highlight fruit insect, disease and weed research

  Published on July 22, 2021
  Visit the Trevor Nichols Research Center in Fennville, Michigan, on Sept. 28, 2021, to learn the results of 2021 field research by MSU fruit specialists.

• West central Michigan fruit update – July 20, 2021

  Published on July 20, 2021
  Tart cherry harvest is wrapping up in the region, and growers harvested 12.1 million pounds last week.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 20, 2021

  Published on July 20, 2021
  Summer insect populations are continuing to increase.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 20, 2021

  Published on July 20, 2021
  Tart cherry harvest is in full swing in northwest Michigan, and growers are pleased there are more cherries out there than initially estimated.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 13, 2021

  Published on July 14, 2021
  Both sweet and tart cherry harvest is underway; rains have cracked sweet cherries but helped size tart cherries. Growers are moving through harvest quickly.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 13, 2021

  Published on July 13, 2021
  Summer fruit harvest continues for berries and tree fruit. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are starting to climb.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 6, 2021

  Published on July 7, 2021
  Summer fruit harvest is underway for berries and tree fruit.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 6, 2021

  Published on July 7, 2021
  Sweet cherry harvest is underway, and many growers will begin tart cherry harvest early next week.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 29, 2021

  Published on June 29, 2021
  The region saw 3-6 inches of rain in the past week. Soils are saturated.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 29, 2021

  Published on June 29, 2021
  The region received rain for four days straight over the weekend, and lighter crops of sweet cherries are cracking.