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Tree Fruit and Small Fruit Varieties in Michigan
Published on February 3, 2022
Bill Shane and Cheyenne Sloan will discuss the varieties of tree fruit and small fruit best suited for growing in Michigan.
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Key Insect Pests and Diseases of Small Fruits
Published on March 23, 2022
Diseases and pests can show up quickly to ruin fruit crops. This video will help you learn the basics, including management strategies, for important small fruit diseases and pests common in our region.
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Bee Integrated: Creating Bee Forage in Michigan
Published on March 2, 2022
When bees are facing diseases and pesticide exposure, good pollen and nectar sources are vital in helping them survive. Michigan State University Extension's Ana Heck, farmer Mike Van Agtmael, and Bee Informed Partnership field specialist Dan Wyns describe the importance of pollinator habitat in this Bee Integrated video.
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MSU Agrability Program
Published on February 25, 2025
Learn more about the Michigan AgrAbility Project. This statewide program helps farmers with a disability or injury continue farming.
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Bee Integrated: Blooms are a Boost for Bees
Published on March 2, 2022
Michigan State University Apiculture Extension Educator Ana Heck explains how good forage helps honey bees deal with other stressors.
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Key Wildlife Pests of Fruit and How to Promote and Protect Pollinators in Fruit Systems
Published on March 24, 2022
Learn more about key wildlife pests to be on the lookout for as well as how you can promote and protect pollinators on your operation.
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Bee Integrated: Bees and Pesticides
Published on March 2, 2022
In this Bee Integrated video, farmer Mike Van Agtmael describes how integrated pest management and good communication with his beekeeper, Jim Hilton, keeps bees healthy and pollination productive. Beekeeper Jamie Ostrowski describes a "perfect storm" that harmed some of her bees—and how she and Matt Jansen of Green Thumb Blueberries collaborate to protect her hives.
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Bee Integrated: Maximizing Pollination in Michigan
Published on March 2, 2022
Beekeeper Jim Hilton of Hilton Honey Farm and farmer Mike Van Agtmael describe how they have been keeping honey bee hives in bigger groups to encourage better pollination.
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Presenter Panel Discussion of the Week's Pest Topics
Published on March 25, 2022
Attendees submitted questions to the expert panel of presenters from the week's fruit sessions. The panel spent the Friday hour answering attendee submitted questions based on the week's topics.
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The Why and How for Training, Pruning, and Crop Management in Small Fruit and Tree Fruit
Published on February 2, 2022
Learn more about the reasons for training and pruning, as well as examples on how to train, prune and manage the crop in small fruit and tree fruit
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Do spotted wing drosophila traps impact infestation?
Published on February 6, 2020
Dr. Nikki Rothwell of Michigan State University Extension and AgBioResearch talks about preliminary research investigating how spotted wing drosophila traps could influence the risk of infested fruit.
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Insecticide rainfastness for products used to control spotted wing drosophila
Published on February 6, 2020
Dr. John Wise of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University talks about characteristics of insecticides used to manage spotted wing drosophila.
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Christopher Gottschalk
Christopher Gottschalk with MSU's Plant Breeding, Genetics and Technology, is researching a red-flesh and cultivar breeding project in apples.
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Insurance Talk With Phil and Corey - 2025 Updates to Apple and Cherry Insurance
Published on October 11, 2024
Learn about the latest updates to apple and cherry crop insurance programs for the 2025 season.
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Growing organic apples
Growing organic apples in Michigan is a difficult thing to do. There are three major struggles: effective pest control for insects, diseases and weeds.
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Fruit Presenter Panel Discussion of the Week's Horticultural Topics
Published on March 4, 2022
Attendees at the MI Ag Ideas to Grow With conference who participated in the fruit track, week 1 with horticultural topics were able to hear from an expert panel of presenters from the week's sessions. This panel spent the Friday hour answering attendee submitted questions based on the week's topics.
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Susceptibility of cherry cultivars to spotted wing drosophila
Published on February 6, 2020
Dr. Larry Gut of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University talks about the susceptibility of different cherry varieties to spotted wing drosophila.
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Digging in: How to pick and prepare a site for a fruit planting
Published on February 28, 2022
Join Emily Lavely to learn more about how to pick the best location and prepare it for planting fruit.
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Improving tree fruit nutrient, pesticide application processes
Researchers at Clarksville Research Center are conducting a multi-state, multi-disciplinary study to develop a new way of getting foliar inputs into apples and cherries.
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