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  • Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 21, 2015

    Published on July 21, 2015
    Blueberry harvest hits full stride.

  • Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 18, 2017

    Published on October 18, 2017
    Harvest is winding down for most apple growers, with several apple varieties being harvested including Red Delicious, Idared, Rome and Braeburn.

  • Michigan statewide apple maturity report – September 10, 2025

    Published on September 10, 2025
    Keep abreast of the latest apple maturity testing done in different cultivars around the state to optimize harvest times for storage and fresh picking.

  • Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 11, 2017

    Published on October 11, 2017
    Many apple varieties are being harvested, including Fuji, Idared, Northern Spy, Red Delicious and a few Rome blocks. Some Braeburn blocks may be close to being mature as well.

  • Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 23, 2023

    Published on May 23, 2023
    Plum curculio damage is being seen. Oriental fruit moth and codling moth flight is underway. Grape berry moth biofix is expected soon.

  • Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 11, 2015

    Published on August 11, 2015
    Grape berry moths and codling moths are laying eggs.

  • Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – Aug. 20, 2013

    Published on August 20, 2013
    Crumbly raspberry disorder, necrotic leaf blotch and bitter pit in apples are starting to be seen at southeast Michigan fruit farms, and spotted wing Drosophila trap catches rise sharply.

  • Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 23, 2024

    Published on July 23, 2024
    Early apple variety harvest is starting in the area.

  • International Tree Fruit Association annual conference and tours overview: Seeking the fruit production sweet spot

    Published on February 24, 2022
    Advanced technologies and commercial production strategies for tree fruit production systems.

  • Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 15, 2014

    Published on April 15, 2014
    Sap is flowing, but trees and vines remain dormant in this cool weather.

  • Apple frost guide for 2017

    Published on May 5, 2017
    Activities you can do to help minimize the potential damage of frost to apple orchards.

  • West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 17, 2014

    Published on June 17, 2014
    Primary apple scab is over in West Michigan.

  • Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2019

    Published on June 25, 2019
    Strawberry harvest continues. Grape bloom is ending.

  • East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019

    Published on September 11, 2019
    McIntosh and Honeycrisp are being harvested at most apple orchards across east Michigan. Gala are slow to mature this fall and need more time on the tree to ripen.

  • Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 28, 2020

    Published on April 28, 2020
    Rain every day raises the risk for apple scab infections this week.

  • Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – October 22, 2014

    Published on October 22, 2014
    The end of the 2014 apple harvest is in sight.

  • Reduction of overwintering inoculum in orchards with apple scab

    Published on September 8, 2011
    Cultural controls reducing apple scab-infected leaf litter prepare the orchard for more effective control next year.

  • Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 3, 2018

    Published on October 3, 2018
    Apple harvest is moving rapidly in southwest Michigan.

  • East Michigan fruit update – April 10, 2018

    Published on April 10, 2018
    Late winter weather continues to hold back development of fruit crops in east Michigan.

  • Get your summer buzz on at the second annual Bee Palooza at MSU

    Published on May 21, 2013
    In celebration of National Pollinator Week, join us Sunday, June 23, for Bee Palooza at the MSU Horticulture Gardens to have fun and learn all about pollinators.

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