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Southeast Michigan fruit update- July 11, 2023

Published on July 11, 2023
Start of blueberry and early peach harvest and first spotted wing Drosophila catches.
New farm manager named at MSU Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center

Published on July 10, 2023
MSU alumnus Dan Bacheler has been tabbed as farm manager at the Traverse City-based research station.
Southeast Michigan fruit update- July 5, 2023

Published on July 6, 2023
Growers are harvesting cherries and preparing for spotted wing Drosophila.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 5, 2023

Published on July 5, 2023
Summer fruit harvest is underway.
Southeast Michigan fruit update – June 27, 2023

Published on June 28, 2023
Cherries and raspberries are being harvested and strawberries are wrapping up. Growers are preparing for Spotted Wing Drosophila.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 27, 2023

Published on June 27, 2023
Tart cherry harvest should begin this week, as well as raspberries and blueberries.
West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 27, 2023

Published on June 27, 2023
Rain brought some relief from dry, hot weather across the region over the past few days. Sweet cherry harvest has started for early varieties, and tart cherry harvest will begin after July 4.
Southeast Michigan fruit update – June 20, 2023

Published on June 21, 2023
Growers in southeast Michigan are preparing for cherry harvest and spotted wing Drosophila.
West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 20, 2023

Published on June 20, 2023
Tart cherries are starting to turn red, and sweet cherry harvest is around the corner. Growers are hand thinning peaches and apples to maximize fruit size this season.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 20, 2023

Published on June 20, 2023
Sweet cherry harvest is beginning. Tart cherries are also turning red. Tart harvest predictions are for a couple days ahead of the long-term average.