• West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 23, 2015

  Published on June 23, 2015
  June drop is well underway in apples.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 12, 2016

  Published on April 12, 2016
  Tree fruit development is slightly delayed, but growers should ready.

• West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – August 11, 2015

  Published on August 11, 2015
  Latest rainfall totals were highly variable.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 23, 2020

  Published on June 23, 2020
  Average degree day totals in a year that is anything but average.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – September 2, 2014

  Published on September 2, 2014
  Insects are behind crop development stage this summer.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 7, 2019

  Published on May 7, 2019
  Rain and more rain for the general Grand Rapids, Michigan, area.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update

  Published on March 30, 2011
  We’re off to a slow start with the cooler temperatures this spring.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 14, 2019

  Published on May 14, 2019
  Apple trees are moving nowhere fast.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 21, 2016

  Published on June 21, 2016
  Don’t let your guard down during the dog days of summer.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 16, 2019

  Published on April 16, 2019
  A cool April slows fruit tree development.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 9, 2020

  Published on June 9, 2020
  Degree day totals are caught up to normal averages.

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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.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 10, 2016

  Published on May 10, 2016
  Apples are in full bloom and growers need to consider some diseases.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 21, 2020

  Published on July 21, 2020
  Two precipitation events moved over the region in the past week, bringing some much-needed relief to drought. Summer red and black raspberry and blueberry harvest continues.

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  Using climatology to estimate first freezing temperatures of the fall season

  Published on August 30, 2019
  Statistics help narrow down the timing of first freezing temperatures across Michigan.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – May 9, 2017

  Published on May 9, 2017
  Cold weather brings slow tree development.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 2, 2019

  Published on July 2, 2019
  Sweet cherry harvest is underway. Harvest in berry crops will begin after the Fourth of July.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 10, 2014

  Published on June 10, 2014
  Strawberry harvest is underway at a few farms in southern Michigan and expected to begin later this week at others. Dry soils in most of the region need irrigation, especially strawberries.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – September 8, 2015

  Published on September 8, 2015
  Apple harvest is starting to take off with Gala and Honeycrisp harvest underway.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — April 17, 2018

  Published on April 17, 2018
  A wintry blast over the weekend did not cause any damage. Plant growth is just beginning, waiting for warm temperatures to return later in April.