College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 22, 2014

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

• Controlling powdery mildew in tart cherry orchards with reduced crop

  Published on May 3, 2012
  Growers can minimize powdery mildew infections with early, well-timed applications in orchards with light crops.

• 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.

• Presentations from 2010 Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard show now available

  Published on February 15, 2010
  

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 18, 2013

  Published on June 18, 2013
  Diseases have made their way to northern Michigan following cool and wet conditions. Insects are still hard to find.

• Powdery mildew control in tart cherries

  Published on May 11, 2010
  

• 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.

• Scout now for sporulating American brown rot fungus in sweet cherry orchards

  Published on June 21, 2013
  Look for sweet cherries showing sporulation due to American brown rot infection. These fruit will be sources of disease inoculum that can result in excessive infected fruit at harvest.

• 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.

• Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center annual open house held September 4, 2014

  Published on August 19, 2014
  Free, educational sessions on cherries, grapes and hops are open to all at the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center annual open house in Traverse City, Michigan.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 9, 2015

  Published on June 9, 2015
  Predicted stormy and wet conditions will be challenging for preventing disease infections this week.

• 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.

• Post-shucksplit applications of Bravo WeatherStik for cherry leaf spot control

  Published on May 14, 2013
  Growers can use Bravo WeatherStik past the typical shucksplit timing on mechanically harvested tart cherries only.

• 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.