College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  ReTain trial in Balaton tart cherry and Regina sweet cherry

  Published on April 23, 2019
  Improving fruit set with ReTain in light yielding cherry varieties, Balaton tart cherry and Regina sweet cherry.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 11, 2019

  Published on June 11, 2019
  Strawberry harvest is beginning. Grapes will bloom soon.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 2, 2019

  Published on July 2, 2019
  Sweet cherry harvest is underway. Harvest in berry crops will begin after the Fourth of July.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 2, 2019

  Published on July 3, 2019
  Managing tree fruit diseases is the primary concern for regional growers with the continued high levels of rainfall and humidity.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 4, 2019

  Published on June 4, 2019
  Blueberry bloom is ending. Raspberry bloom is underway.

• East Michigan fruit update – June 11, 2019

  Published on June 11, 2019
  Strawberry harvest is expected to begin late this week or over the weekend for many farms, one of the latest harvest starts for many. Apple growers need to lookout for fire blight strikes.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – July 5, 2019

  Published on July 8, 2019
  With warmer weather, more spotted wing Drosophila were trapped this week; protect susceptible crops.

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  Cherry fruit fly monitoring and management

  Published on June 10, 2014
  It’s time to monitor for cherry fruit flies in Northwest Michigan cherry orchards.

• Cherry fruit fly ecology and management

  Published on June 6, 2006
  

• Cherry leaf spot symptoms already observed in low crop orchards

  Published on May 22, 2012
  Control strategies for orchards with cherry leaf spot symptoms early in the season and a light crop.

• Check for spotted wing Drosophila larvae in cherries

  Published on July 24, 2012
  Michigan cherry growers with fruit remaining on the trees should look for signs of spotted wing Drosophila larvae.

• Food Safety Modernization Act exempt farms still have work to do

  Published on January 19, 2016
  Farms exempt from the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act produce rule still have to keep records to prove exemption and identify yourself at points of sale.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 9, 2019

  Published on April 9, 2019
  With warmer weather in April, plant growth has started and buds are swollen.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 23, 2019

  Published on July 23, 2019
  Spotted wing Drosophila trap catch numbers have taken a big jump this week. Tart cherries, summer red and fall raspberries and blueberries need to be protected.

• East Michigan fruit update – April 23, 2019

  Published on April 23, 2019
  Warm temperatures over the last week have finally spurred on growth of fruit crops, as well as a few insects and our first disease control in most tree fruits.

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  Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – July 24, 2019

  Published on July 24, 2019
  Spotted wing Drosophila are present and abundant; take action to protect susceptible fruit.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 16, 2015

  Published on June 16, 2015
  Strawberry harvest is underway across the region; growers are challenged by rain with as many fields are saturated. Primary apple scab season has come an end.

• New MSU web resource for cherry growers

  Published on May 6, 2008
  

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 10, 2016

  Published on May 10, 2016
  Sweet cherries are blooming across the region, and honey bee hives have been strong and active for pollination so far.

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  Use a disease management approach when thinking about an SWD management plan

  Published on July 25, 2017
  Cherry growers should think of spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) as a disease rather than an insect pest as this will help in controlling this pest.