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Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 15, 2021
Published on June 15, 2021
After a scorching week, expectations of cooler temperatures and precipitation. -
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 5, 2015
Published on May 5, 2015
Warm weather brings tree fruit growth back. -
Find the right water testing lab for Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule compliance
Published on April 14, 2020
Although the Food Safety Modernization Act has added new testing methods to the approval list, finding the right lab still isn't easy. Use this map to find a lab near you. -
New meteograms now available on MSU Enviroweather
Published on June 9, 2017
Near real-time weather data in graphical format allows users to visualize weather over time. -
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 1, 2021
Published on June 1, 2021
Cool, rainy conditions last week will give way to more hot dry temperatures this week. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 15, 2025
Published on July 15, 2025
Growers are harvesting sweet and tart cherries. There is significant pressure from American brown rot and spotted wing drosophila with the warm and humid conditions. -
West central Michigan tree fruit update – May 23, 2017
Published on May 23, 2017
Fluctuating temperatures, high winds and sporadic rains have made spray coverage a challenge and led to disease concerns, particularly fire blight. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 22, 2021
Published on June 22, 2021
The weather has cooled considerably, and tart and sweet cherries are starting to color. -
Michigan apple harvest reports – August 29, 2012
Published on August 29, 2012
Predicted apple harvest dates are on track. -
East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019
Published on October 9, 2019
Growers are harvesting Golden Delicious and eyeballing Red Delicious. Empire harvest is mostly wrapped up. -
Spotted wing Drosophila statewide monitoring reports start next week
Published on June 9, 2015
Traps are going up this week in all major fruit producing counties to monitor for spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) in 2015. No flies have been caught so far in our earliest traps in southwest Michigan. -
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 13, 2021
Published on October 13, 2021
This is the seventh and final weekly apple maturity report for the southwest Michigan region. -
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 24, 2014
Published on June 24, 2014
Codling moth cover sprays need to be re-applied with heavy rainfall. -
Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for July 10, 2014
Published on July 10, 2014
A statewide brown marmorated stink bug monitoring effort in fruit and vegetable crops is underway, but so far none have been detected. -
Continued brown marmorated stink bug trap catches and some fruit damage in east Michigan
Published on October 5, 2016
For the second week, trap catches of brown marmorated stink bugs have been on the rise, seen now in seven of the 10 trapping sites in east Michigan orchards with some fruit feeding damage as well. -
Tree death and dieback are evident in apple following Michigan’s hard winter
Published on June 24, 2014
Winter-killed and winter-injured apple trees exhibiting dieback symptoms have been observed throughout Michigan. Dead and dying apple trees and branches should be removed and burned as this tissue can be colonized by secondary fungal pathogens. -
West Michigan tree fruit update – June 20, 2017
Published on June 20, 2017
Much needed rainfall and cooler temperatures provide relief. -
Southeast Michigan fruit update – June 10, 2025
Published on June 10, 2025
Strawberry harvest begins. -
Southeast Michigan fruit update – August 26, 2025
Published on August 26, 2025
Wine grape harvest begins. -
Harnessing the power of cover crops in fruit systems
Published on June 21, 2024
When people think cover crops, they don’t usually picture orchards or berry fields. But cover crops can have potential benefits in nearly all cropping systems.
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