College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Managing apple maggots with insecticides

  Published on August 11, 2021
  Insecticide options for apple maggot control.

• Dieback issues in McIntosh cultivars in Michigan

  Published on August 24, 2010
  

• Michigan apple maturity reports – October 12, 2011

  Published on October 12, 2011
  Each week, MSU Extension educators test apples for maturity in their region and report the status.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 25, 2021

  Published on May 25, 2021
  With the warm weather came rapid fruit development. Water stress is showing up as a result of the lack of rain in southwest Michigan.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – June 6, 2017

  Published on June 6, 2017
  West Michigan growers are still waiting on June drop in apples.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – March 26, 2024

  Published on March 26, 2024
  This is the first fruit scouting report of the 2024 season.

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  Southeast Michigan fruit update – July 1, 2025

  Published on July 2, 2025
  Cherry harvest continues while we see the first blueberry harvest and earliest peaches.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 13, 2017

  Published on September 13, 2017
  Harvest is well underway with excellent quality being reported.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 31, 2022

  Published on May 31, 2022
  Tree fruit is beginning fruit sizing, with most apples between 8-12 mm and stone fruit 15-20 mm. Warm weather has been very good for thinning. Storms Tuesday may result in to cooler, dry conditions later this week.

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  Guide for encouraging pollinators

  Published on October 21, 2015
  Handy, new, pocket-sized guide will help gardeners, farmers and landscapers support bee species.

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  Chestnut Orchard Establishment Workshop

  Published on February 27, 2017
  Join us to learn about commercial chestnut production in Michigan this April 2017!

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 28, 2015

  Published on July 28, 2015
  Peach harvest picks up steam. Oriental fruit moth and San Jose scale numbers are high.

• Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for August 11, 2015

  Published on August 11, 2015
  Brown marmorated stink bugs were captured from the same two hotspots again this week in Berrien and Kent counties.

• How to optimize placement of pheromone traps in your orchard

  Published on April 27, 2011
  Pheromone traps are useful tools to monitor codling moths and Oriental fruit moths in orchards

• Geissberger Farmhouse Cider has gone mobile

  Published on December 5, 2013
  This cidery in Clarington, Ontario, is keeping up with the times by providing a mobile cider pressing service to Durham region farmers and farm markets.

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  Crop scouting and…ticks?

  Published on June 2, 2016
  Suggestions for avoiding ticks when scouting crops in Michigan.

• Who is eating the produce that I grow?

  Published on February 3, 2012
  When adopting food safety practices on the farm, it’s important to remember why and for whom it is being done.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 21, 2022

  Published on June 21, 2022
  Tree fruit is continuing fruit sizing, with most apples between 20-25 millimeters. Hot weather is expected this week.

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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 19, 2024

  Published on June 20, 2024
  Tart cherries are turning from straw colored to red, and sweet cherry harvest may begin at the end of the week for early varieties.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – October 18, 2023

  Published on October 18, 2023
  The Grand Rapids area is moving towards the end of harvesting apples as only a few varieties are still on the trees.