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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 17, 2025

  Published on June 17, 2025
  Warm weather and scattered showers are forecasted across the region this week. Some early sweet cherry varieties are starting to turn red.

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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.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 13, 2017

  Published on September 14, 2017
  Gala and McIntosh are ready to go, harvest is complete or ongoing. Early Honeycrisp are being picked now and will dominate the picking in the next several days at many sites.

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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.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Aug. 30, 2017

  Published on August 30, 2017
  Gala harvest is on tap for next week in the Grand Rapids area.

• 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.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 25, 2013

  Published on September 25, 2013
  Warm days and cool nights are helping apples mature, while dry weather is allowing farm crews to make good progress harvesting the large area crop.

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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.

• Predicted peak 2007 apple harvest dates

  Published on July 24, 2007
  

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 11, 2017

  Published on October 11, 2017
  Harvest of the prominent apple varieties in west central Michigan will be winding down by the end of the week. The push is on to get the last of the crop into bins.

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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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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 6, 2021

  Published on April 6, 2021
  A continuation of warmer than normal temperatures and bud development brings disease and insect potential.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 26, 2018

  Published on September 26, 2018
  Updates on maturity status of Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Empire, Ambrosia, Mutsu/Crispin, Golden Delicious, Idared, Red Delicious, Rome and Winesap.