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  Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center annual open house

  Published on August 18, 2016
  Join us Aug. 25, 2016, for free wagon tours, sessions on wine grapes and tree fruit, and wine tasting and dinner in Traverse City, Michigan.

• East Michigan fruit update – Aug. 15, 2017

  Published on August 15, 2017
  Harvest continues for peaches and summer apple varieties, with blueberry harvest ending soon. Apple varieties are maturing earlier than predicted. Dry soils remain an issue for most of the region.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 22, 2014

  Published on July 22, 2014
  Raspberry and blueberry harvest continues across the southeast region.

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  Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for July 10, 2014

  Published on July 10, 2014
  A statewide brown marmorated stink bug monitoring effort in fruit and vegetable crops is underway, but so far none have been detected.

• Winter injury in sweet cherry in northwest Michigan, 2008

  Published on May 20, 2008
  

• East Michigan fruit update – April 25, 2017

  Published on April 25, 2017
  Spring is about a week ahead of normal for most areas of east Michigan, except for fruit farms close to Lakes Huron and Erie.

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  Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for Oct. 5, 2016

  Published on October 5, 2016
  Important management recommendations for growers who still have late ripening fruit to harvest. Damaged apples have been reported in Golden Delicious and other early ripening varieties harvested from trees at orchard margins.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — May 15, 2018

  Published on May 15, 2018
  Plants continued to develop rapidly with last week’s warm, summer-like weather. Rain and cooler weather was the story for the weekend.

• 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.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 5, 2020

  Published on May 5, 2020
  Tree growth is very slow and cold temperatures are on the horizon.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 2, 2024

  Published on April 2, 2024
  Current cool weather has slowed fruit crop development.

• Using gibberellic acid to manage crop load in cherries

  Published on May 31, 2016
  To help manage crop load in cherries, growers should apply gibberellic acid to cherries when terminals have five to seven leaves.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 29, 2025

  Published on April 29, 2025
  Bloom is coming (and in many cases, it is already here).

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – Aug. 27, 2013

  Published on August 27, 2013
  European plum harvest is starting at a few farms; fall red raspberry and blackberry harvest continues as does summer apple varieties; and peach and blueberry harvest is winding down.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 17, 2022

  Published on May 17, 2022
  Crop development was very fast last week. Tree fruit bloom is almost finished.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update - Aug. 6, 2018

  Published on August 7, 2018
  A hot dry week moves fruit and pests quickly.

• Clarifications about using the insecticide Belt

  Published on May 16, 2016
  Tree fruit growers can continue using the insecticide Belt during the 2016 growing season while decision to withdraw product is in review.

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  Find the right water testing lab for Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule compliance

  Published on April 14, 2020
  Although the Food Safety Modernization Act has added new testing methods to the approval list, finding the right lab still isn't easy. Use this map to find a lab near you.

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  Fall and winter drought could cause challenges in crops

  Published on April 22, 2021
  Below normal precipitation during the fall and winter has resulted in a decline in groundwater levels. Producers need to prepare for potential challenges, especially if they irrigate crops.

• Chlorothalonil use for pre-shuck split cherry leaf spot control

  Published on May 15, 2015
  Chlorothalonil is recommended for cherry leaf spot control early in the season, but under current wet conditions this spring, growers need to maintain the 10-day retreatment interval between chlorothalonil applications.