• East Michigan fruit regional report – June 24, 2016

  Published on June 24, 2016
  Strawberry harvest continues, with sweet cherry and summer red raspberry harvest just around the corner. Dry soils are prevalent, especially for growers north of the I-94 corridor.

• Cherry leaf spot and a lot of rain

  Published on May 16, 2006
  

• East Michigan fruit update – April 21, 2020

  Published on April 21, 2020
  Cool temperatures have slowed fruit growth stages over the past week. Recent freezing temperatures damaged some sweet cherry flower buds.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – April 30, 2013

  Published on April 30, 2013
  Spring growth is moving along quickly for tree fruit growers in southeast Michigan.

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  How should fruit growers respond to hail and severe storms?

  Published on July 12, 2016
  Quick action by growers can reduce losses in fruit plantings damaged by storms.

• 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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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 30, 2019

  Published on April 30, 2019
  Cold temperatures have slowed tree fruit development and growers are balancing early season insect and disease control with tree growth.

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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.

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  Identifying risks for COVID-19 exposures in the workplace: Agriculture

  Published on July 27, 2020
  A new online tool helps agricultural employers evaluate and reduce COVID-19 exposure risks.

• Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 14, 2013

  Published on May 14, 2013
  An early morning frost on May 13 caused limited damage to fruit in southwest Michigan.

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  Addressing labor challenges together

  Published on August 17, 2021
  Help us understand the current workforce needs of agricultural operations across Michigan.

• Specialty crop and minor-use pesticide prioritization set for 2018 by IR-4

  Published on October 4, 2017
  Participants at the 2017 IR-4 Food Use Workshop identified the most important research projects for the 2018 IR-4 food-use research program.

• Cherry fruit fly ecology and management

  Published on June 6, 2006
  

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila summary report for 2015

  Published on September 29, 2015
  A summary of the spotted wing Drosophila monitoring network reports for the 2015 season.

• Preventing obliquebanded leafroller infestation in cherry

  Published on April 26, 2011
  New insecticides should help growers better manage OBLR in cherry orchards.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 6, 2019

  Published on August 6, 2019
  Soils are getting dry—from feast to famine.

• Postharvest fungicide application for cherry leaf spot control on tart cherries

  Published on July 13, 2010
  

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 16, 2020

  Published on June 16, 2020
  Fruit continues to size adequately. Growers are concentrating on thinning apples at this critical time.

• Moist, weed-free soil retains more heat

  Published on March 13, 2012
  Modifying the soil to capture and retain more heat is a way growers can reduce spring freeze injury. Weed-free soil retains more heat than freshly cultivated or unmowed sites and a few degrees may make a difference this spring.

• West central Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019

  Published on August 13, 2019
  Tart cherry harvest is over and peach harvest is getting underway.