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East Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2019
Published on June 25, 2019
The region is finally starting to dry out, even though many east Michigan growers saw another inch of precipitation in the last week. Strawberry harvest continues across the region with saskatoon and sweet cherry harvest to follow in the next week or so. -
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 21, 2019
Published on May 21, 2019
Apples in the Ridge are in full bloom. -
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 2, 2020
Published on June 2, 2020
Warm weather brought fast development of trees and insects. -
East Michigan fruit update – May 16, 2017
Published on May 16, 2017
Many reports of frost damage to apples from across East Michigan, other tree fruit crops seemed to have escaped injury. -
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. -
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 26, 2016
Published on July 26, 2016
Apple harvest will begin in about one month – are you prepared? -
East Michigan vegetable update – July 8, 2020
Published on July 8, 2020
Dry weather is showing its effects on some crops. -
Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 5, 2015
Published on May 5, 2015
Warmer temperatures last week brought stone fruits into bloom, soon to be followed by apples, pears and blueberries. Soils remains very dry across most of east Michigan. -
East Michigan fruit update – Aug. 4, 2020
Published on August 4, 2020
Much needed rain finally arrived for most of east Michigan in the past week. Blueberry and early peach harvest continue across the region. -
Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 7, 2013
Published on May 7, 2013
What a difference a week of warm weather makes on fruit growth in our late spring season of 2013. -
Southwest Michigan field crop update – June 13, 2019
Published on June 13, 2019
2019 is a tale of many growing seasons. -
East Michigan fruit update – May 9, 2017
Published on May 9, 2017
Frosty conditions for the last four mornings have concerned some fruit growers. Cold temperatures over the last week have dramatically slowed growth of fruit crops as well as insect development. -
Southwest Michigan grape scouting report – June 28, 2016
Published on June 28, 2016
Grape berries are beginning to size, disease incidence remains relatively low and treatment date for grape berry moth approaches. -
Estimating Farmer Cost of Production
Published on October 11, 2016
Ruth Ann Church, Daniel C. Clay. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 33. -
Industrial Hemp
Published on September 10, 2020
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for September 10, 2020, focuses on industrial hemp, presented by Kurt Thelen, MSU cropping systems agronomist. -
Demand for Food Safety in Emerging and Developing Countries: A Research Agenda for Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Published on August 13, 2016
David L. Ortega and David L. Tschirley, 2016. Demand for Food Safety in Emerging and Developing Countries: A Research Agenda for Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2017, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 21–34. -
Motivating Farmers to Invest in their Coffee Plantations
Published on May 1, 2016
Dan Clay, Roundtable, Kigali, Rwanda, May 2016