College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 25, 2013

  Published on June 25, 2013
  Recent heat has increased insect activity slightly, but fruit continues to size at a slow rate.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – April 25, 2017

  Published on April 25, 2017
  Stone fruits are blooming with apples right behind them.

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  Michigan Tree Fruit Industry set to Improve global position

  Published on May 1, 2019
  Abundant water, rich soils and glacially-formed topography combine with the moderating effects of the Great Lakes to make Michigan a tremendous place to grow tree fruit.

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  Research Aims to Keep Michigan's Tart Cherry Industry Competitive

  Published on April 25, 2012
  Michigan as the No.1 producer of tart cherries un the U.S., but that status could be in jeopardy according to research findings.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2019

  Published on July 30, 2019
  Sweet and tart cherry harvest is underway in northwest Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2024 

  Published on June 25, 2024
  Harvest is harvesting!

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 13, 2023

  Published on September 13, 2023
  This is the first Grand Rapids area apple maturity report for the 2023 harvest season

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Aug. 18, 2021

  Published on August 18, 2021
  This is the second apple maturity report for the 2021 harvest season.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 16, 2023

  Published on May 16, 2023
  Strawberry bloom is underway across the region. Apple bloom is finishing. Most stone fruit is out of the shuck.

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  Pea and oat trial in Upper Peninsula completed — Part 2: Feed quality

  Published on October 6, 2017
  A replicated trial of four oat and pea combinations showed difference in feed quality between oat varieties.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 14, 2022

  Published on September 14, 2022
  Gala harvest is finishing up with Jonagold and Honeycrisp mature for many orchards in the southwest Michigan area. Brown marmorated stink bug trap catches have increased significantly over the past week.

• Blueberry Insect Scouting Report for July 15-21, 2012

  Published on July 24, 2012
  Cooler weather may increase spotted wing Drosophila activity.

• West central Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 10, 2021

  Published on August 10, 2021
  Peach harvest is underway. The MSU AgBioResearch Earl and Linda Peterson West Central Michigan Research and Extension Center was dedicated on Aug. 5, 2021.

• Nutrition | Beef

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — July 5, 2017

  Published on July 5, 2017
  Tart cherry harvest has begun. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are up and birds are a problem.

• East Michigan fruit update – June 9, 2020

  Published on June 9, 2020
  Warmer temperatures brought a good amount of new growth in all fruit crops and rapid rise of growing degree day totals. Strawberry harvest will begin later this week at some farms. Soils continue to dry quickly.

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  Harvesting apples in the heat

  Published on September 19, 2018
  The starch iodine test doesn’t tell the whole story.

• Central Michigan field crops regional report – September 7, 2012

  Published on September 7, 2012
  Keep your fields covered during the winter months. Also, don’t forget to join us Sept. 13 in St. Johns, Mich., for an aerial seeding demonstration workshop.

• Reporting Session | Michigan Organic Farming Exchange

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 26, 2016

  Published on April 26, 2016
  The up and down weather rollercoaster continues in west Michigan.