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Soybeans can be aerial-seeded with cereal rye to protect your soils
Published on May 14, 2013
Cover crops can help dry the soil during these wet springs and help you get your soybeans planted on time. -
Creating a preharvest food safety checklist
Published on August 21, 2013
Keeping food safety as simple as possible is a continuing challenge. Using a preharvest checklist may simplify the process by helping to streamline food safety recordkeeping. -
Recommendations for harvesting lodged soybeans
Published on September 16, 2021
Specific recommendations for reducing losses and improving efficiency when harvesting lodged soybeans. -
Regional reports on Michigan fruit – May 29, 2012
Published on May 29, 2012
MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – August 7, 2017
Published on August 7, 2018
Cherry harvest is winding down, and quality remains quite high despite the hot conditions. Apples are coloring and sizing. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – August 7
Published on August 7, 2018
Cherry harvest is winding down, and quality remains quite high despite the hot conditions. Apples are coloring and sizing. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 8, 2023
Published on August 8, 2023
Moderate temperatures, rain and sun are favorable for fruit development in southwest Michigan. -
Kernel dry down insights for Michigan corn growers
Published on September 18, 2025
Weather during the growing season impacts corn phenological development and eventually kernel dry down rate and final harvest moisture. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 12, 2018
Published on June 12, 2018
Warmer, drier weather is ahead. Strawberry harvest is well underway. -
Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 2, 2016
Published on August 2, 2016
Spotted wing Drosophila numbers rose drastically in the last week. In apples, codling moth management is underway and a few apple maggots have emerged. -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – September 11, 2012
Published on September 11, 2012
Grape harvest is moving swiftly with high quality grapes. -
West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 27, 2017
Published on June 27, 2017
Updates on cherry leaf spot, apple scab, spotted wing Drosophila and oriental fruit moth. -
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – August 31, 2022
Published on August 31, 2022
Apples being harvested this week include Jonathan for processing and McIntosh, and finishing up early season Honeycrisp strains. -
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 8, 2021
Published on September 8, 2021
This is the second weekly apple maturity report for the southwest Michigan region. -
Feb 11
Avoiding Money Mishaps webinar- Feb 11
February 11, 2026 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom
This youth focused webinar will focus on how to protect yourself from fraud, scams, identity theft, and predatory lending.
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Jan 13
Avoiding Money Mishaps webinar-January 13
January 13, 2026 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom
This youth focused webinar will focus on how to protect yourself from fraud, scams, identity theft, and predatory lending.
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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. -
Lenticel infections and bitter rot of apples
Published on August 29, 2012
Two relatively uncommon diseases of apples, lenticel infection and bitter rot, show up in the stressful weather conditions of 2012 in Michigan. -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 1, 2021
Published on September 1, 2021
This is the fourth apple maturity report for the Grand Rapids, Michigan, region. -
ReTain use on apples in stress years
Published on August 7, 2007
ReTain is a very useful growth regulator on apples that has the following benefits.
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