College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Ethephon on cherries in a dry season

  Published on July 6, 2011
  Follow these recommendations to avoid injury when applying ethephon to drought-stressed cherry trees.

• Gibberellic acid on cherries

  Published on May 22, 2007
  

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – July 24, 2012

  Published on July 24, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan.

• American brown rot control in cherries

  Published on July 8, 2008
  

• Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – April 30, 2013

  Published on April 30, 2013
  Tree growth is off to a low start in the west central region, but it has begun.

• 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.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 21, 2013

  Published on May 21, 2013
  Fruit development moves along at a rapid pace with warm weather this past week.

• Cherry leaf spot and powdery mildew control materials

  Published on June 7, 2016
  First cover is the optimal time to target powdery mildew in tart cherries.

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  East Michigan Spring Tree Fruit Meeting to be held March 29

  Published on March 22, 2019
  Tree fruit growers will hear a variety of presentations designed to help prepare them for the 2019 growing season and obtain high-quality fruit crops.

• Chemical control of spotted wing Drosophila discussed in upcoming webinar

  Published on January 12, 2017
  Growers can learn about recent research results on spotted wing Drosophila in webinar on Jan. 25, 2017.

• Special Local Need registration continues for Indar for brown rot control

  Published on May 8, 2014
  The EPA 24(c) Special Local Need registration, enabling use of Indar 2F up to 12 fluid ounces per acre for American brown rot control, will continue through 2019.

• SprayWeatherWise: New weather forecasts for spray operations

  Published on June 4, 2013
  SprayWeatherWise, a new weather forecast product associated with Enviro-weather, provides growers with local, detailed forecasts of both weather and spray compound efficacy.

• Cherry leaf spot management at second and third cover timings

  Published on June 13, 2017
  Recent reports of cherry leaf spot infections in northwest Michigan orchards range from substantial to low infections at this time.

• European brown rot blossom blight outbreak on Montmorency tart cherries

  Published on June 21, 2013
  European brown rot blossom blight and shoot collapse symptoms have been observed in northwest Michigan orchards. Photos of symptoms and an analysis of conditions leading up to this infection are provided.

• USDA estimates for 2009 cherry crop

  Published on June 23, 2009
  

• 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.

• New search engine for tree fruit diseases, pest and beneficial insects now online

  Published on October 17, 2014
  Try our new search tool to help in identifying diseases, insect and mite pests and beneficials of tree fruit. By using the tool, you can help us continue to improve it.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 13, 2014

  Published on May 13, 2014
  Warmer temperatures have increased tree fruit and vine development across the northeast region, and growers have been actively covering the new tissue.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 19, 2016

  Published on April 20, 2016
  The recent warmup kick-started tree development, and apple scab could be a concern with rain predicted later this week.

• East Michigan fruit update – Sept. 4, 2018

  Published on September 4, 2018
  Most areas received ample rains over the last two weeks, bringing seasonal totals back to normal to above normal levels. Drought continues for a few growers, mainly in the southern reaches of the region.