College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  San Jose Scale crawler emergence beginning in Michigan tree fruit

  Published on June 23, 2020
  Growers are reporting increasing populations of San Jose scale on a more annual basis. Learn about the life cycle and control strategies to help manage this pest.

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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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  Managing bird damage on fruit farms

  Published on June 21, 2019
  Preventing habitual behavior is critical for effective bird damage management.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 3, 2018

  Published on October 3, 2018
  Updates on maturity status of Jonagold, Empire, Ambrosia, Mutsu/Crispin, Golden Delicious, Idared, Red Delicious, Rome, Winesap, Fuji and EverCrisp.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 16, 2020

  Published on September 16, 2020
  This is a big week for Gala and Honeycrisp harvest in the Grand Rapids area.

• Cómo podar manzanos de tronco/eje alto: Maximizando la productividad y calidad frutal del huerto

  Published on April 17, 2018
  Consideraciones importantes para los trabajadores que trabajan con huertos de manzanas de alta densidad.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

  Published on September 19, 2018
  Updates on maturity status of Gala, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Jonagold, Empire, Ambrosia, Mutsu/Crispin and Golden Delicious.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 30, 2020

  Published on September 30, 2020
  This is a big week for Gala and Honeycrisp harvest in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 23, 2020

  Published on September 23, 2020
  This is a big week for Gala and Honeycrisp harvest in the Grand Rapids area.

• West central Michigan tree fruit update – May 28, 2019

  Published on May 28, 2019
  Apples are approaching the end of bloom. Tart cherries are at petal fall, peaches and sweet cherries are in the shuck.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 23, 2019

  Published on April 23, 2019
  It’s amazing what a couple of days of warmer weather can do.

• 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.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Gala harvest is winding down and Honeycrisp orchards need to be cleaned up as quickly as possible. Golden Delicious, Empire and Jonagold harvest is underway.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 11, 2017

  Published on October 11, 2017
  Late-season variety harvest is just beginning.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 4, 2017

  Published on October 4, 2017
  Growers are moving quickly through apple harvest.

• Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 23, 2013

  Published on July 23, 2013
  Heat accelerates small fruit harvest and spotted wing Drosophila numbers continue to rise.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 21, 2019

  Published on August 21, 2019
  Don’t let the calendar date fool you into premature harvest of early apple varieties. West central Michigan apples are several days behind normal harvest dates this year.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019

  Published on September 11, 2019
  Early apple varieties need to be harvested quickly to avoid over-maturity and soft fruit with the incoming heat. The harvest window of prominent varieties seems to be trending towards overlap this year.

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  How did Rome apples respond to Promalin after the 2017 spring frost?

  Published on February 2, 2018
  Results of a common post-freeze practice on commercial Rome apples in 2017.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Growers are quickly moving through Galas with Honeycrisp ready this week.