College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 30, 2013

  Published on April 30, 2013
  The first real spring weather accelerates plant growth. Rains can bring disease infections in the southwest.

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  East Michigan fruit update – June 4, 2019

  Published on June 4, 2019
  Strong thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon brought scattered hail across the region, along with another batch of heavy rains. Early thinning sprays in apples are working well.

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  Early season reminders for key application timings of dormant and delayed-dormant fruit sprays

  Published on April 3, 2024
  Phenological stages are likely to move quickly when weather warms up this spring.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 5, 2013

  Published on September 5, 2013
  Gala and Macs are close with Honeycrisp coming soon.

• Don’t let Michigan’s backwards spring keep you from the farmers’ markets

  Published on June 15, 2012
  Whacky spring weather limits availability of some Michigan produce, but there’s still plenty of bounty available, especially to those who rely on assistance programs.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 24, 2018

  Published on July 24, 2018
  Brown marmorated stink bug feeding injury on apples has been found at a few farms in the last few days, and spotted wing Drosophila trap catch has taken another big jump in raspberries and blueberries.

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  Scab-immune apple varieties are worth a try

  Published on January 31, 2022
  Managing apple scab with fungicides and resistant apple varieties.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 27, 2014

  Published on May 27, 2014
  There have been a lot of codling moth and plum curculio at apple farms in the past few days.

• Growing ideas for farming in northwest Michigan

  Published on November 8, 2013
  Young farmers from northwest Michigan visited farms on the Fruit Ridge last week.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 18, 2019

  Published on June 18, 2019
  June drop in apples should appear with warmer weather.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 16, 2015

  Published on September 16, 2015
  This is the third weekly report of the MSU apple maturity program for southwest Michigan.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for July 2, 2013

  Published on July 2, 2013
  New spotted wing Drosophila detections have been made in Berrien, Allegan and Ottawa counties in southwest and west central Michigan.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – September 11, 2024

  Published on September 11, 2024
  Gala and September Wonder Fuji harvest has begun in the west central region. Honeycrisp are mature, and red color development has greatly improved since last week.

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  Coronavirus relief programs for nontraditional commodities webinar to be held Tuesday, Nov. 24

  Published on November 20, 2020
  Join us to learn more about how these valuable programs can benefit your farm and what they might mean for your farm taxes.

• Michigan apple maturity reports – October 19, 2011

  Published on October 19, 2011
  Each week, MSU Extension educators test apples for maturity in their region and report the status.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – May 31, 2016

  Published on May 31, 2016
  Unusually warm weather this past week has rapidly pushed fruit growth and degree-day totals. Apple growers have been very actively thinning apples to drop some fruit.

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  Lenticel damage and other spots in Honeycrisp and other varieties are becoming increasingly problematic

  Published on September 22, 2021
  There are numerous factors that contribute to lenticel damage and other spots, and research to explain them is ongoing.

• Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – April 23, 2013

  Published on April 23, 2013
  Apple development continues to be delayed in the west central region.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 14, 2020

  Published on July 14, 2020
  Cherry harvest has started in northwest Michigan, and fruit size is good following rain.

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  Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for July 28, 2015

  Published on July 28, 2015
  No brown marmorated stink bugs have been found in traps in the monitoring network in the fourth week of trapping.