College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 19, 2014

  Published on August 19, 2014
  Cherry harvest is winding down in northwest Michigan.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 30, 2015

  Published on June 30, 2015
  Tart and sweet cherries are beginning to color up, and harvest is expected to start by the second week of July.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 23, 2017

  Published on May 23, 2017
  Growers are considering their options for apple thinning and pest and disease management for the coming week.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 6, 2017

  Published on June 6, 2017
  Growers are thinning and protecting sizing fruit from insects as temperatures warm.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 11, 2017

  Published on July 11, 2017
  Sweet cherry harvest is underway and quality is looking good despite this season’s wet weather.

• Tissue analysis for monitoring fruit nutrition

  Published on July 25, 2014
  Find out if your fertilizer program meets the needs of fruit trees, vines and bushes by sampling leaves or petioles and having the nutrient levels measured.

• Revised Food Safety Modernization Act exemptions

  Published on January 19, 2016
  A breakdown of who is required to comply with the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act.

• Controlling cherry leaf spot in orchards with existing symptoms

  Published on June 30, 2015
  If cherry leaf spot symptoms are evident, it’s an indication that spore loads in orchards will soon be high and effective fungicide protection from now until after harvest is necessary.

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  Supporting beneficial insects on your farm or garden

  Published on June 7, 2016
  MSU research has identified the best plants for supporting pollinators and natural enemies. At this Aug. 2 workshop, you can see the plants and learn how to use them on your farm or garden.

• Several potential causes for leaf loss in tart cherry

  Published on July 14, 2011
  Bacterial canker, cherry leaf spot, cherry yellows, green ring mottle or fungicide phytotoxicity could be the reasons why defoliation is occurring in many tart cherry orchards.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 6, 2014

  Published on May 6, 2014
  More rapid fruit growth is expected later in the week when warmer temperatures finally arrive.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 28, 2013

  Published on May 28, 2013
  Two more frost events over the weekend thinned off a bit more fruit for a few southeast Michigan tree fruit growers.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 7, 2015

  Published on July 7, 2015
  First trap catch of apple maggot and spotted wing Drosophila was this past week. Growers are harvesting sweet and tart cherries, summer red raspberries, blueberries and strawberries.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 26, 2016

  Published on April 26, 2016
  Temperatures are predicted to be cooler than normal. Despite green tissue visible on most tree fruits, development will move slowly for the next seven to 10 days.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 17, 2016

  Published on May 17, 2016
  The northwest region is in bloom in sweet and tart cherries, and blossoms are opening in apples. The predicted warm weather will improve bee activity and pollination services.

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  Al pensar en un plan de manejo de la drosófila de ala manchada, utilice un enfoque de manejo de enfermedades

  Published on May 24, 2018
  Los productores de cerezas deben considerar a la drosófila de ala manchada (spotted wing Drosophila, SWD) como una enfermedad, más que un insecto dañino; esto les ayudará a controlar esta plaga.

• Process exemptions within the Food Safety and Modernization Act

  Published on February 28, 2018
  Process exemptions are one of many ways fruit and vegetable growers may need to only partially comply with the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

• Print out special 24 (c) label for using Bravo WeatherStik past shucksplit

  Published on June 13, 2014
  Growers need to be sure to print out this document as it will help find the special needed label for using Bravo WeatherStik past shucksplit.

• Control of American brown rot

  Published on June 22, 2010
  

• Controlling cherry leaf spot in orchards with early infections

  Published on June 5, 2014
  Cherry leaf spot infection has already occurred in many Northwest Michigan tart cherry orchards. It will be critical to protect new leaf growth with fungicide applications with tightened spray intervals to prevent a wide-scale epidemic.