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Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 8, 2025

Published on July 9, 2025
Sweet cherry harvest will begin this week. Growers have been busy managing ripening fruit for American brown rot and spotted wing drosophila.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 8, 2025

Published on July 9, 2025
Fruit is ripening in southwest Michigan.
West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 9, 2025

Published on July 9, 2025
Tart cherry harvest has begun in west central Michigan.
Beginning Farmer Field Day held July 22 in west Michigan

Published on July 7, 2025
If you are new to farming or considering starting a farm, this field day is a great opportunity to learn and network.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 24, 2025

Published on June 27, 2025
It was a hot week. Crops moved quickly.
How-to guide: Larval sampling in cherries to determine spotted wing drosophila infestation

Published on June 27, 2025
New video provides instructions on a quick and easy method for detecting drosophila larvae in your cherry fruits.
Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 17, 2025

Published on June 17, 2025
Apple size increased by 8 mm since last week, and some growers are still thinning apples. Growers are estimating tart and sweet cherry crops following cold damage in late April.
Southwest Michigan Fruit update – June 10, 2025

Published on June 11, 2025
It’s starting to feel more like summer!
Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 10, 2025

Published on June 10, 2025
Sweet cherries are sizing, and there are plum curculio stings on the fruitlets. First cherry leaf spot lesions have been observed in unsprayed blocks. There are reports of isolated hail on June 10.
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.