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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — Aug. 22, 2017

  Published on August 22, 2017
  Growers are harvesting peaches, plums, pears and early apples.

• How to assess flower bud damage in tart cherries

  Published on April 10, 2012
  With the potentially damaging cold temperatures this season, growers should be assessing crop damage on the farm to help determine management strategies and crop potential moving forward.

• Understanding the drought through the Evaporative Stress Index

  Published on August 9, 2012
  A look at the Evaporative Stress Index explains patterns of water availability and moisture stress across large areas.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 2, 2019

  Published on April 2, 2019
  With warmer weather in March, snow has melted and plant growth has started. Buds are swollen.

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  Growers develop custom over the row harvester for harvesting high density tart cherries

  Published on August 10, 2023
  The long-standing need for improvements to the traditional tree-shaking method of harvesting tart cherries has led one group of highly innovative growers to seek new strategies.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for Aug. 20, 2013

  Published on August 20, 2013
  Spotted wing Drosophila captures continue to rise as harvest winds down in some blueberry and raspberry sites.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 11, 2024

  Published on June 11, 2024
  Some fruits are beginning to show color.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 25, 2022

  Published on July 25, 2022
  Growers are in the throes of tart cherry harvest. Fruit quality is holding relatively well with the recent rains and heat.

• USDA cherry production estimates

  Published on June 26, 2007
  

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  Michigan spotted wing Drosophila 2014 summary report

  Published on September 11, 2014
  A look at what season-long patterns in 2014 compared with 2013 tell us about spotted wing Drosophila in Michigan fruit crops.

• Plum nursery mites and firing observed in tart cherry

  Published on August 31, 2012
  Tart cherry growers may need to apply a miticide application to protect overwintering health of trees.

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  Harnessing the power of cover crops in fruit systems

  Published on June 21, 2024
  When people think cover crops, they don’t usually picture orchards or berry fields. But cover crops can have potential benefits in nearly all cropping systems.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 16, 2019

  Published on April 16, 2019
  A slow start to spring and mild, wet weather ahead.

• West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 19, 2018

  Published on June 19, 2018
  Updates on tree fruit development stages, diseases and pests in west central Michigan.

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  Farm manager named at MSU West Central Michigan Research and Extension Center in Hart

  Published on March 22, 2023
  Ashley Fleser has been named the first full-time farm manager at the station, tasked with providing an optimal research environment, building community relationships, and enhancing grower education.

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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.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for June 25, 2013

  Published on June 25, 2013
  Two more spotted wing Drosophila were caught in southwest Michigan: one in raspberry high tunnels and a second adjacent to blueberries.

• Review of spotted wing Drosophila management strategies and product selection diversity

  Published on November 13, 2017
  Summary and discussion of spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) product selection and management strategy assessment in tart cherry production in west central Michigan.

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  Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for July 7, 2015

  Published on July 7, 2015
  Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are still very low, but we have confirmed first detections this season of female SWD from traps in Antrim, Ingham and Livingston.

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  Protecting Michigan’s fruit from invasive spotted wing drosophila

  Published on October 1, 2017
  Michigan State University researches effective ways to manage spotted wing drosophila from destroying fruit production.