• Mar 12

  Need Help with Bulletins Live! Two?

  March 12, 2025 1:00PM – 3:00PM Bay County MSU Extension Office, 515 Center Ave. Suite G-102, Bay City, MI 48708

  Pesticide labels now require applicators to check EPA's Bulletins Live! Two system. This training consists of an educational session on Bulletins Live! Two followed by one-on-one training on using the system for updated bulletins and use limitations.

• Dec 9

  Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO

  December 9, 2025 – December 11, 2025 DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

  The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO and Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO (GLEXPO) is an annual event that draws thousands of farmers from Michigan and beyond to Grand Rapids, Michigan each December.

• Apr 3

  Need Help with Bulletins Live! Two?

  April 3, 2025 8:30AM – 10:30AM Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center, 3775 S Reese Rd., Frankenmuth, MI, 48734

  Pesticide labels now require applicators to check EPA's Bulletins Live! Two system. This training consists of an educational session on Bulletins Live! Two followed by one-on-one training on using the system for updated bulletins and use limitations.

• Feb 26

  Need Help with Bulletins Live! Two?

  February 26, 2025 9:30AM – 11:30AM Macomb County MSU Extension Office, 21885 Dunham Road, Robert VerKuilen, Bldg"E" Clinton Township, MI 48036

  Pesticide labels now require applicators to check EPA's Bulletins Live! Two system. This training consists of an educational session on Bulletins Live! Two followed by one-on-one training on using the system for updated bulletins and use limitations.

• Orchard & Vineyard Show Presentations

  Published on February 22, 2016
  Presentations from the Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show

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  Critical Spring Temperatures for Tree Fruit Bud Development Stages

  Published on March 30, 2021
  Table of common tree fruit with bud stage names and the critical temperature ranges that will cause between 10% and 90% injury to the flower buds, all on one page.

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  2019 Tart Cherry Pest Guide

  Published on April 7, 2020
  2019 tart cherry pest guide based on data from the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center weather station in Traverse City, Michigan.

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  Michigan On-Farm Produce Safety Newsletter

  Published on July 31, 2024
  News articles, fact sheets, videos and podcasts produced by Produce Safety Technicians and MSU Extension Educators to support growers and stakeholders succeed in their on-farm produce safety efforts.

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  La Drosophila de las alas manchadas - Una nueva plaga invasora en los frutales de Michigan

  Published on November 1, 2010
  La mosca Drosophila de alas manchadas (Drosophila suzukii) es una mosca pequeña del vinagre que potencialmente puede causar daños a muchos cultivos frutícolas.

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  Spotted Wing Drosophila - A New Invasive Pest of Michigan Fruit Crops

  Published on October 1, 2010
  The Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a small vinegar fly with the potential to damage many fruit crops.

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  Plant Tissue Sampling to Determine Fruit Fertilizer Needs

  Published on January 29, 2016
  The nutritional health of orchard crops, grapes, and blueberries is best assessed by measuring the concentrations of nutrients in plant parts.

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  A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Stone Fruits

  Published on November 11, 2015
  A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Stone Fruits. This plastic-coated scouting guide with its 3.25" by 5.0" pages fits in your pocket for easy use in the orchard.

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  Cherry Training Systems

  Published on October 19, 2015
  This publication describes the seven major pruning systems used in commercial cherry tree orchards in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Michigan.

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  MSU EXTENSION FRUIT TEAM CONTINUES FIGHT AGAINST SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA (SWD) IN MICHIGAN FRUIT CROPS

  Published on October 9, 2020
  Maintaining the profitability of Michigan fruit production is a constant challenge in the face of increasing invasive pest arrivals.

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  The State of Michigan Agriculture: 2025

  Published on April 9, 2025
  This analysis outlines the state of Michigan agriculture in 2025.

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  Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Perennial Agricultural Crops

  Published on November 23, 2015
  Scouting and monitoring for pests is a critical step in quantifying potential damage that can be caused by a pest and aids in determining if intervention to control the pest is warranted.

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  Managing Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Michigan Orchards

  Published on August 28, 2020
  This factsheet includes instructions for on-farm monitoring to assess local brown marmorated stink bug populations and crop protection strategies for commercial orchards.

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  Irrigation Scheduling Tools

  Published on June 2, 2025
  Irrigation scheduling provides information on the timing and amount of water to apply to meet crop needs.

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  Herramientas de programación de riego

  Published on July 31, 2024
  La programación de riego proporciona información acerca del momento y la cantidad de agua necesaria para satisfacer las necesidades del cultivo.

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  Building a Sustainable Future: Ecologically Based Farming Systems

  Published on October 27, 2015
  A publication about natural systems and how they affect one's management practices.