College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Codling moth is back with a vengeance in 2014

  Published on June 3, 2014
  Recent trap data suggests that codling moth populations will be heavy, and management action will be required.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 28, 2022

  Published on June 28, 2022
  Warm, dry conditions expected across the region. Fruit sizing continues. Cherry harvest underway.

• Thinking through strategies for peach crop thinning

  Published on June 13, 2006
  Peaches are thinned to prevent limb breakage, increase fruit size and quality. Thinning is a time-consuming, expensive job.

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  Southeast Michigan fruit update – July 8, 2025

  Published on July 8, 2025
  Cherry and raspberry harvest continues while blueberries start.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 6, 2023

  Published on June 6, 2023
  Strawberry harvest has begun. Others like sweet cherries are not far behind.

• Understanding growing degree-days

  Published on August 25, 2017
  Growing degree-days, or heat units, help growers and researchers track the development of plants and pests.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 27, 2023

  Published on June 27, 2023
  Tart cherry harvest should begin this week, as well as raspberries and blueberries.

• 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.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 14, 2016

  Published on June 14, 2016
  Strawberry harvest continues. Raspberry and cherry harvest should start soon. Birds are eating ripening cherries.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 13, 2021

  Published on July 13, 2021
  Warm, wet conditions this week will give way to hot dry conditions next week.

• East Michigan fruit update – Aug. 14, 2018

  Published on August 14, 2018
  Most fruit growers from Flint northward through the Thumb received another inch of rain. Drought conditions continue for most growers to the south.

• Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for Aug. 12, 2016

  Published on August 12, 2016
  With first detection of brown marmorated stink bug nymphs occurring this season in southwest Michigan, fruit and vegetable growers in the southern Lower Peninsula should be scouting for nymphs.

• 2014 statewide trapping system crucial for spotted wing Drosophila and brown marmorated stink bug

  Published on January 14, 2014
  New statewide project addresses monitoring and reporting the first catch of two new invasive pests, spotted wing Drosophila and brown marmorated stink bug, in Michigan fruit systems.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – June 24, 2016

  Published on June 24, 2016
  Strawberry harvest continues, with sweet cherry and summer red raspberry harvest just around the corner. Dry soils are prevalent, especially for growers north of the I-94 corridor.

• East Michigan fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019

  Published on August 13, 2019
  Red Haven peach harvest will begin in the next few days across the region. Many fruit farms have dry soils.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 6, 2019

  Published on August 6, 2019
  Soils are getting dry—from feast to famine.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 30, 2024 

  Published on April 30, 2024
  Weather has been tricky the past few weeks for fruit growers.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 12, 2022

  Published on April 12, 2022
  Petal tissues are starting to be seen in some stone fruit. Some apples are near tight cluster. Development will continue with this week’s warmer weather.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 27, 2017

  Published on June 27, 2017
  Blueberry and sweet cherry harvest is underway. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are up and birds are a problem.

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  Calculation for specialty crop Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payment

  Published on June 19, 2020
  Learn how to calculate CFAP payments for specialty crops grown at your farm.