• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 30, 2015

  Published on June 30, 2015
  Sweet cherry and summer red raspberry harvest is underway, with tart cherry harvest expected to begin in the next week. Strawberry harvest is wrapping up in the southern part of our region.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 10, 2018

  Published on July 10, 2018
  We have had unusually high apple maggot trap catch in the last week. Dry soils are common across the region, causing wilting in all fruit crops.

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  East Michigan vegetable update – July 22, 2020

  Published on July 22, 2020
  Harvest of warm-season crops is picking up. High dew points are increasing disease threat.

• Regional reports on Michigan field crops – May 24, 2012

  Published on May 24, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and field crop updates for Michigan.

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  Jane Payumo

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• East Michigan fruit regional report – August 9, 2016

  Published on August 9, 2016
  Drought conditions continue at most farms. Harvest continues for peaches, summer apples, plums, blueberries, blackberries and fall raspberries.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – August 11, 2015

  Published on August 11, 2015
  Blister spot and silver leaf diseases are being found on a few apple varieties. Harvest of many fruits continues, including Red Haven peaches, blueberries, Japanese plums and summer apple varieties.

• Southwest Michigan field crop regional report – June 20, 2013

  Published on June 21, 2013
  While some areas in the southwest escaped heavy rainfall over the last week, on average the region has received its fair share of precipitation.

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  East Michigan vegetable regional report – August 5, 2015

  Published on August 5, 2015
  Much needed water but mild temperatures do not favor our warm-season crops.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 15, 2014

  Published on July 15, 2014
  Blueberry harvest is underway at some farms and others are close to first harvest. Harvest continues for summer red and black raspberries and even a few fall red raspberries. Green apple aphids and European red mites make an appearance in apples.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 19, 2015

  Published on May 19, 2015
  Leafroller populations are very high in many apple blocks. Crop load is variable in many tree fruits as bloom has ended.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 19, 2018

  Published on June 19, 2018
  The hot weather has ripened fruit quickly, ending strawberry harvest.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 7, 2016

  Published on June 7, 2016
  The hot weather in late May led to a large June drop in tree fruit. Strawberry harvest is underway. Grape bloom has begun.

• SE Michigan: Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne and Lenawee counties regional report for June 24, 2009

  Published on June 24, 2009
  

• Chesnut gall wasp: A threat to Michigan growers

  Published on May 28, 2010
  

• New wine hybrid grape vineyard establishment cost resource published

  Published on December 23, 2014
  The first-ever Cost of Establishment and Production of Hybrid Grapes has been developed based on 2013 industry values.

• Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report - April 16, 2013

  Published on April 16, 2013
  Still waiting for first green in apples around Grand Rapids.

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  Sarcodon scabrosus

  Published on December 12, 2018
  This mycorrhizal fungus is often found growing among hardwoods such as oak and beech trees, and coniferous trees such as pine.

• Demand for Complementary Financial and Technological Tools for Managing Drought Risk

  Published on January 5, 2020
  Patrick S. Ward, David L. Ortega, David J. Spielman, Neha Kumar, and Sumedha Minocha, "Demand for Complementary Financial and Technological Tools for Managing Drought Risk," Economic Development and Cultural Change 68, no. 2 (January 2020): 607-653

• Incentivizing Farmer Investments for Sustainable Growth in Rwanda’s Coffee Sector

  Published on November 5, 2016
  Daniel C. Clay, Aniseh S. Bro, Ruth Ann Church, Alfred Bizoza, David L. Ortega. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 23.