College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 8, 2014

  Published on July 8, 2014
  Tart cherry and blueberry harvest is underway in southwest Michigan.

• Brown marmorated stink bug in Michigan fall 2013 update

  Published on September 11, 2013
  Captures of an invasive pest, the brown marmorated stink bug, increase in Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 14, 2020

  Published on April 14, 2020
  Apricot bloom has begun in southwest Michigan. Cold, windy weather could cause freeze injury to the most advanced flowering fruit crops.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for July 23, 2013

  Published on July 23, 2013
  Spotted wing drosophila fly captures are increasing sharply at some sites. Some still have no catch, and first spotted wing Drosophila catch is reported in northwest Michigan.

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  How should fruit growers respond to hail and severe storms?

  Published on July 12, 2016
  Quick action by growers can reduce losses in fruit plantings damaged by storms.

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – July 17, 2012

  Published on July 18, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan.

• Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for August 31, 2015

  Published on September 2, 2015
  Few brown marmorated stink bugs were caught in two monitoring network traps in Berrien County this week.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 15, 2021

  Published on June 15, 2021
  Strawberry harvest continues. Sweet cherry harvest is beginning.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 14, 2022

  Published on June 14, 2022
  Tree fruit is continuing fruit sizing, with most apples between 20-25 millimeters. Hot weather expected this week.

• East Michigan fruit update – Sept. 19, 2018

  Published on September 19, 2018
  Brown marmorated stink bug trap catches have taken a sharp rise at some east Michigan farms. Apple and fall red raspberry harvest are in full swing.

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  How to manage unharvested or diverted cherries

  Published on July 25, 2016
  Growers not harvesting a block of cherries should remove fruit from the trees and physically destroy it in an effort to reduce spotted wing Drosophila populations.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 17, 2022

  Published on May 17, 2022
  With the recent hot weather, we blew through sweet cherry bloom, and many farms are in tart cherry bloom or at early petal fall; apples are also opening but will slow with the cooler temperatures in the forecast.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – March 29, 2022

  Published on March 29, 2022
  This is the first update for the season. All fruit crops made it through the winter in good shape. Buds are swelling on early tree fruit.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 27, 2021

  Published on July 27, 2021
  Viticulture Field Day is this Wednesday, July 28, in Benton Harbor.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 26, 2022

  Published on April 26, 2022
  Sweet cherry bloom has begun. Last week’s Sunday freeze does not seem to have had any significant impacts on fruit crops.

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  East Michigan fruit update – May 21, 2019

  Published on May 21, 2019
  Apple bloom is winding down in the southern few tiers of east Michigan counties. We are finally seeing bloom in strawberries across the region.

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  Producing exceptional tasting, high-quality fruit

  Published on January 1, 2019
  Todd Einhorn strives to cultivate trees that will consistently produce the right balance of flowers, fruit and leaves to produce “exceptional tasting, high-quality fruit.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – August 16, 2016

  Published on August 16, 2016
  Much needed rain has finally come to almost all of east Michigan, bringing relief from the season-long drought for most fruit growers.

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  New Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program funds four projects

  Published on April 22, 2024
  Each project will be supported at roughly $1.25 million over three years.

• American brown rot management in cherries for 2011

  Published on February 17, 2011
  American brown rot has the potential to reproduce quickly and a proclivity to reach epidemic levels during years with favorable conditions requiring attentive management and careful scouting.