News

Chestnut weevil: A potential pest of Michigan chestnuts

Published on November 14, 2014
Michigan chestnut growers should be scouting for chestnut weevil, an important emerging pest of edible chestnuts.
Chestnut resources at Great Lakes Expo and Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention

Published on November 11, 2014
Current and future chestnut producers should check out the resources available at the upcoming Great Lakes Expo, Dec. 9-11, 2014, and the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Feb. 18-19, 2015.
Michigan Nut Growers Association potluck meeting

Published on September 16, 2014
The Michigan Nut Growers Association is holding an educational program and potluck on Saturday, October 4 at DeKleine Orchards in Hudsonville, Michigan.
Chestnut growers: Mark your calendars for these two important meetings

Published on August 6, 2014
Chestnut growers are encouraged to attend two upcoming meetings on insect and disease scouting on Aug. 27, and cultivar evaluations and chestnut blight research on Sept. 7. Both meetings are free, but require registration.
Michigan chestnut update – July 31, 2014

Published on August 1, 2014
European red mite populations are building in area orchards and potato leafhopper damage is becoming more apparent. Growers should be scouting for these pests regularly and monitoring pressure.
Time to scout for chestnut blight on European and Japanese hybrid cultivars

Published on August 1, 2014
‘Colossal,’ ‘Nevada,’ ‘Precoce Migoule’ and other cultivars are susceptible and should be checked for chestnut blight cankers in July.
2014 Farm Bill provides additional NAP buy-up coverage for 2012 fruit crop losses

Published on August 1, 2014
The 2014 Farm Bill provides retroactive buy-up coverage to Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program producers of eligible non-insurable fruit crops that qualify due to a natural disaster, such as the 2012 freeze.
Tissue analysis for monitoring fruit nutrition

Published on July 25, 2014
Find out if your fertilizer program meets the needs of fruit trees, vines and bushes by sampling leaves or petioles and having the nutrient levels measured.
Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for July 17, 2014

Published on July 18, 2014
A statewide brown marmorated stink bug monitoring program in fruit and vegetable crops continues with more sites reporting, but still no detections to report.
Lecanium scale numbers building on chestnuts

Published on July 18, 2014
Chestnut growers in some areas of Michigan are experiencing high levels of Lecanium scale infestation. Growers with young, susceptible trees should be particularly diligent in scouting for this pest.