College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Enviroweather website modernization survey

  Published on February 20, 2017
  Enviroweather seeks input from users as it plans to modernize the website for better and easier use.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 16, 2020

  Published on September 16, 2020
  Gala harvest is the major focus with Honeycrisp continuing to mature rapidly. Sunny days and mild evenings are good for flavor development.

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  Southwest Michigan Fruit update – April 16, 2019

  Published on April 16, 2019
  Warmer, wet weather will move plants quickly. Spraying season has begun.

• Check labels for pre-harvest intervals

  Published on August 28, 2017
  You cannot harvest a crop before a pre-harvest interval (PHI) expires.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – March 29, 2022

  Published on March 29, 2022
  Cooler than normal conditions are leading to a delayed spring.

• End of primary apple scab season in east Michigan

  Published on June 17, 2016
  Apple growers with clean blocks can now relax their control measures for apple scab for the rest of the 2016 season.

• East Michigan fruit update – June 18, 2019

  Published on June 18, 2019
  Strawberry harvest is finally underway across the region. Many fruit growers received another inch or two of precipitation in the last week.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 1, 2014

  Published on April 1, 2014
  The northwest region has had one warm day so far this season, and we still have lots of snow in the orchards and vineyards.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 16, 2019

  Published on July 16, 2019
  Hot weather and no rain have rapidly dried the soils. Summer fruit harvest is well underway with blueberries, cherries and raspberries

• Apple flea weevil begins spring emergence

  Published on April 19, 2011
  MSU research is underway to help growers manage this emerging pest.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 1, 2025

  Published on April 1, 2025
  This is the first fruit scouting report of the 2025 season.

• Strobilurin resistance in the apple scab fungus in Michigan

  Published on March 31, 2009
  

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  Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for July 29, 2016

  Published on July 29, 2016
  Fruit and vegetable growers in the southern Lower Peninsula should be scouting for brown marmorated stink bug this season.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for July 1, 2014

  Published on July 2, 2014
  Catches of spotted wing Drosophila continue into their second week, with numbers remaining low.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 20, 2014

  Published on May 20, 2014
  Apple bloom is ending and blueberry flowers are opening across Southwest Michigan.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – April 23, 2013

  Published on April 23, 2013
  Spring has arrived for southeast Michigan fruit growers with most seeing green tissue on tree fruits.

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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.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – September 21, 2016

  Published on September 21, 2016
  Warmer than usual weather brings a few challenges to apple harvest management.

• Kasumin registered by EPA for fire blight control on pome fruit

  Published on September 24, 2014
  Kasumin 2L is now fully registered on pome fruit in the United States for control of fire blight. This product provides excellent control of blossom blight and is critically needed, especially in orchards impacted by streptomycin resistance.

• Summer leafroller control: Scouting will save you money!

  Published on June 19, 2007