College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Do you need a brush-up on pest management basics?

  Published on February 10, 2012
  MSU’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Academy is a quick, concentrated way to update your IPM skills. Join us on the MSU campus February 20-21.

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – July 17, 2012

  Published on July 18, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan.

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – August 7, 2012

  Published on August 7, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan.

• 2011 Hands-on tree fruit IPM update series

  Published on May 6, 2011
  Discuss pest problems and management strategies at tree fruit workshops offered throughout northwest Michigan.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 2, 2013

  Published on July 2, 2013
  Strawberry harvest wrapped up, sweet cherry harvest continues and tart and summer raspberry harvest is beginning.

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  Crop scouting and…ticks?

  Published on June 2, 2016
  Suggestions for avoiding ticks when scouting crops in Michigan.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 13, 2014

  Published on May 13, 2014
  Warmer temperatures in the last week are finally pushing rapid growth of our fruit crops, insects and diseases, too.

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  Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – April 29, 2014

  Published on April 29, 2014
  Spring has stalled again with little growth in fruit crops for the last week.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 22, 2014

  Published on July 22, 2014
  Raspberry and blueberry harvest continues across the southeast region.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – August 2, 2016

  Published on August 2, 2016
  Weekend precipitation came to a few farms, but drought conditions continue at most. Last week saw first trap catch of brown marmorated stink bug. Red Haven peach harvest started over the weekend for southern growers.

• East Michigan fruit crop report – July 11, 2017

  Published on July 11, 2017
  Tart cherry, summer red and black raspberry harvest continues, with blueberry harvest starting at some farms. Much-needed rain swept through the region, bringing hail to several farms.

• Interested in sustainable pest management? Try the IPM Academy

  Published on January 3, 2012
  Michigan State University Extension is hosting an Integrated Pest Management Academy designed to bring participants to a new level of success with their IPM decisions and practices.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 13, 2017

  Published on June 13, 2017
  Fruit are sizing and recent stormy weather has been a concern for disease management.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – July 5, 2016

  Published on July 5, 2016
  The drought continues over east Michigan, with plant stress signs becoming more common. Strawberry harvest has finished. Sweet and tart cherry and summer red raspberry harvest continues. Early blueberry and peach varieties are being harvested.

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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 6, 2017

  Published on June 6, 2017
  Updates on growing degree-days, fruit development stages, apple scab, cherry leaf spot, fire blight, plum curculio, oriental fruit moth, codling moth and stone fruit borers.

• Avoiding automatic failure of a GAP audit

  Published on March 18, 2011
  New factsheet covers the ways growers can automatically fail an audit and suggests ways of avoiding them

• East Michigan fruit update – June 13, 2017

  Published on June 13, 2017
  Strawberry harvest continues across the region, although some farms have limited picking due to poor fruit quality. Soils remain dry at most farms.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – May 3, 2016

  Published on May 3, 2016
  With cooler than normal temperatures over the last week, growth and development of our fruit crops have been at a standstill.

• Compost recordkeeping: What do I really need to have?

  Published on February 28, 2018
  Learn which compost records are required for Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance and understand what you need with regards to audits.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – July 22, 2016

  Published on July 22, 2016
  Spotted wing Drosophila trap catch and apple maggot numbers took a big jump this week. A few tenths of an inch of precipitation came to some fruit farms Thursday afternoon, while most others received none. Our drought continues across the region.