College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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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.

• Michigan apple maturity reports – October 12, 2011

  Published on October 12, 2011
  Each week, MSU Extension educators test apples for maturity in their region and report the status.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 11, 2017

  Published on October 11, 2017
  Harvest of the prominent apple varieties in west central Michigan will be winding down by the end of the week. The push is on to get the last of the crop into bins.

• 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.

• Section 18 Specific Exemption granted for Kasumin for fire blight control in 2014

  Published on April 14, 2014
  EPA has granted a Section 18 Specific Exemption for use of Kasumin 2L (kasugamycin) on apples for control of the blossom blight phase of fire blight in 2014.

• 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

• 2014 Cider Conference highlights new and growing industry

  Published on February 11, 2014
  Cider producers from all over the country attended a sell-out conference on cider production, marketing, sales and research.

• 2012 Insect activity and its effect on 2013 fruit management programs – Part III

  Published on January 30, 2013
  The effects of the 2012 weather will impact apple maggot levels for the 2013 season.

• 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.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 20, 2017

  Published on September 20, 2017
  Gala harvest is ending at many sites. Honeycrisp are being picked and will dominate the harvest in the next several days. Growers are concerned about high temperatures forecasted for the next several days.

• 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.

• Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources event to focus on soil health

  Published on January 12, 2016
  Michigan State University will host its first Agriculture Innovation Day: Focus on Soils on Aug. 24, 2016, at the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

• Power outage results in problems accessing Enviro-weather

  Published on June 26, 2013
  Most features and services on Enviro-weather are back online, but lingering issues remain due to a power outage on June 23.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 12, 2015

  Published on May 12, 2015
  Northwest Michigan fruit growers are continuing to protect for possible apple and cherry disease infections during recent wet weather.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 7, 2015

  Published on July 8, 2015
  Sweet cherry harvest is beginning in time for the National Cherry Festival.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 27, 2017

  Published on June 27, 2017
  Fruit development is moving along quickly and growers are protecting ripening cherries from late-season pests and diseases.

• East Michigan fruit update – May 22, 2018

  Published on May 22, 2018
  Apple bloom continues across the region, leaving fire blight risk high. Strawberries are in full bloom, beginning of harvest will be much later than normal.