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  • Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 3 2025

    Published on June 4, 2025
    Surprise frost over the weekend and a heatwave beginning of this week—pure Michigan!

  • Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 4, 2025

    Published on June 4, 2025
    Sweet cherries are at 7 millimeters. Tart cherries are coming out of the shuck. Apples are at various stages of bloom and sizing fast. Apple growers will be making thinning decisions and preparing for rain this week to protect against disease.

  • How do pre-plant soil treatments improve growth and control nematodes in cherry orchards?

    Published on May 29, 2025
    Pre-plant soil treatments, including fumigants, nematicides and organic amendments, improve tree growth and reduce harmful nematode populations, offering promising solutions for managing orchard replant disease in Michigan cherry systems.

  • Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 27, 2025

    Published on May 28, 2025
    With the cooler temperatures, many apples are still in bloom in the north. Growers are balancing disease control management with the cool weather.

  • Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 20, 2025

    Published on May 21, 2025
    Bloom is cooling off, as is the rest of the state.

  • Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 20, 2025

    Published on May 21, 2025
    Sweet and tart cherries are in petal fall after an extremely fast bloom period with the warm weather last week. Gala are in king bloom petal fall, and Honeycrisp are at 80% bloom; pollination weather has been particularly cool for honeybee flight.

  • Submit your session or speaker ideas for 2025 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo

    Published on May 19, 2025
    Great Lakes Expo organizers have created an online submission form to gather new ideas for sessions and speakers from attendees and industry members.

  • Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 13, 2025

    Published on May 14, 2025
    Sweet cherries are in full bloom, and tart cherries are close behind at 50% bloom. Apples are at pink, and growers are busy with bloom activities.

  • Southeast Michigan fruit update – May 13, 2025

    Published on May 13, 2025
    Blueberries and strawberries are blooming and in fruit set.

  • Southeast Michigan fruit update – May 7, 2025

    Published on May 7, 2025
    Blueberries and strawberries are blooming.

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