• Bacterial canker, ice nucleation, frost injury and blossom blast in sweet cherries

  Published on July 10, 2012
  The blossom blast symptom of bacterial canker is caused by frost injury that is induced by the ability of the Pseudomonas pathogen to induce ice formation in flowers.

• Control of American brown rot

  Published on June 22, 2010
  

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  How to manage unharvested or diverted cherries

  Published on July 25, 2016
  Growers not harvesting a block of cherries should remove fruit from the trees and physically destroy it in an effort to reduce spotted wing Drosophila populations.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 12, 2022

  Published on April 12, 2022
  The region has experienced little spring-like weather in the past few weeks, and growers are looking for a stretch of warm and dry conditions to prune sweet cherries.

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  First spotted wing Drosophila detected for 2015 – traps should be out already

  Published on June 16, 2015
  Spotted wing Drosophila monitoring traps provide early warning of fly activity before most fruit are ripening.

• Cherry leaf spot and the need for postharvest fungicide applications in this early harvest season

  Published on August 3, 2010
  

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  East Michigan fruit update – May 19, 2020

  Published on May 19, 2020
  The region experienced another major freeze event resulting in additional damage to flower buds in most tree fruits. Substantial rains brought two heavy apple scab infection periods and very wet soils. There are many black blossoms in strawberry fields.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 16, 2013

  Published on July 16, 2013
  First blueberry maggot trap catch for the season and blueberry harvest just getting started at some farms while summer raspberry harvest continues.

• Where can growers find the special 24 (c) label for using Bravo WeatherStik past shucksplit?

  Published on May 31, 2013
  Growers need to take an extra step to go online to the farmassist.com website to obtain an indemnified label for using Bravo WeatherStik past shucksplit.

• Managing orchard nutrition during an early spring

  Published on March 22, 2012
  Wise use of ground-applied fertilizers can help manage orchard nutrition during the 2012 early spring weather conditions.

• Plan now for winter storage of pesticides

  Published on November 2, 2015
  Now is the time for producers to plan their pesticide storage for the winter.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – March 28, 2023

  Published on March 28, 2023
  This is the first fruit scouting report of the season.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 12, 2015

  Published on May 12, 2015
  Apple bloom is ending, blueberry bloom has begun and overall fruit crops look good.

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  Southeast Michigan fruit update – July 9, 2024

  Published on July 9, 2024
  Spotted wing drosophila pressure is very high and incoming hurricane remnants may make control difficult.

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  Drones or unmanned aerial systems for use in commercial agriculture

  Published on June 2, 2016
  Horticulture and agronomic crop growers can learn the latest on drones or unmanned aerial systems from a series of eXtension webinars.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 11, 2024

  Published on June 11, 2024
  Settling into summer on the Ridge.

• Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 15, 2014

  Published on April 15, 2014
  Fruit is off to a slow start as temperatures warm slowly in the southwest region.

• Working in confined space on farms requires safety planning

  Published on February 17, 2011
  Farms with confined-space hazards need to plan ahead to protect workers.

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  Biological control of brown marmorated stink bug in Michigan

  Published on July 24, 2019
  As a pest that feeds on a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, pest management of brown marmorated stink bugs likely means biological control.

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  Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for August 25, 2015

  Published on August 26, 2015
  Brown marmorated stink bug nymphs were caught in three monitoring network traps in Berrien and Grand Traverse counties this week.