College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 29, 2014

  Published on July 29, 2014
  Tart cherry harvest is underway and growers are harvesting through the night

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 27, 2014

  Published on May 27, 2014
  Orchards in bloom have been buzzing with pollinator activity during this beautiful weather.

• CAT Alerts are moving to join news.msue.msu.edu

  Published on March 23, 2011
  CAT Alerts are joining a new effort to bring you more timely information from MSU Extension.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 1, 2014

  Published on July 1, 2014
  Sweet and tart cherry orchards are looking clean despite weather conditions conducive for disease, strawberry harvest is underway throughout Northwest Michigan.

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  Some simple tips for reducing pesticide risk to pollinators

  Published on May 1, 2018
  With fruit crop bloom season kicking in, it’s a good time to review these recommendations.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 16, 2013

  Published on October 16, 2013
  With the good run of weather, apple growers have made great progress on harvest operations and are now seeing that the finish line is near.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 1, 2014

  Published on October 1, 2014
  Apple harvest continues at a rapid pace across southeast Michigan, with several varieties being harvested this week. Brix levels have risen sharply.

• Plum curculio early season monitoring and phenology

  Published on May 10, 2013
  Fruit growers can better control plum curculio with early season monitoring and understanding the phenology of this pest.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – August 18, 2015

  Published on August 18, 2015
  Fall red raspberry harvest begins, peach harvest continues and blueberry harvest winds down at most farms.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 4, 2013

  Published on June 4, 2013
  The thinning window is beginning to close for apple growers, and strawberry harvest is approaching.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 5, 2016

  Published on October 5, 2016
  Red Delicious harvest is underway in the south of the region and getting started to the north, with Golden Delicious being harvested in the rest of the region. Empire harvest is wrapping up.

• Russeting, microcracks and moisture loss in apples in 2011

  Published on September 21, 2011
  A large number of fruit are struggling with skin defects, making them prone to excessive water loss in storage. Monitoring the propensity of fruit samples being pulled from storage may not be a bad idea.

• 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.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 27, 2017

  Published on September 27, 2017
  Several varieties are ready to harvest at the same time, including Empire, Jonagold, Golden Delicious and some early maturing sites for Ida Red, Northern Spy, Crispin and even Fuji.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 30, 2017

  Published on August 30, 2017
  Growers are starting to do a light spot-picking of early maturing strains and sites of McIntosh and Honeycrisp. Apple maturity appears to be ahead of the normal for long-term storage.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – April 28, 2015

  Published on April 28, 2015
  Persistent cool temperatures have slowed fruit crop development and freezing temperatures last Friday morning were close to doing damage to fruit flower buds.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 17, 2014

  Published on June 17, 2014
  Strawberry harvest is in full swing across the region and even with most fruit growers receiving 0.5 inches of rain last week, soils remain dry. Primary apple scab season continues in the region.

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  Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 3, 2018

  Published on October 3, 2018
  Gala harvest is underway and cool, wet weather has posed some harvest challenges. Apple quality remains good.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report - September 7, 2016

  Published on September 7, 2016
  This is an early season for apple harvest; Gala, McIntosh and surprisingly Honeycrisp are ready for their first picking. A few Early Fuji blocks are ready as well.

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  Experts in crop pollination to present in webinar series

  Published on January 11, 2017
  Growers can prepare for spring by hearing about recent pollination research.