College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• High Density Tart Cherry with Custom Over the Row Harvester

  Published on August 7, 2023

  Educational video highlighting a unique high density tart cherry planting strategy and over the row (OTR) harvester built by Oxley Farms.

• Bee Integrated: Linking Michigan Farmers and Beekeepers

  Published on March 2, 2022

  Farmers and beekeepers in Michigan describe how Bee Integrated brought them together to team up on honey bee health, opening lines of communication and setting the stage for collaboration for better crops and healthier honey bees.

• The Why and How for Training, Pruning, and Crop Management in Small Fruit and Tree Fruit

  Published on February 2, 2022

  Learn more about the reasons for training and pruning, as well as examples on how to train, prune and manage the crop in small fruit and tree fruit

• Insurance Talk With Phil and Corey - 2025 Updates to Apple and Cherry Insurance

  Published on October 11, 2024

  Learn about the latest updates to apple and cherry crop insurance programs for the 2025 season.

• Greg Lang

  Gregory Lang is studying the benefits of a fruiting wall system for growing sweet cherries at MSU’s Clarksville Research Center.

• Key Wildlife Pests of Fruit and How to Promote and Protect Pollinators in Fruit Systems

  Published on March 24, 2022

  Learn more about key wildlife pests to be on the lookout for as well as how you can promote and protect pollinators on your operation.

• Digging in: How to pick and prepare a site for a fruit planting

  Published on February 28, 2022

  Join Emily Lavely to learn more about how to pick the best location and prepare it for planting fruit.

• Filter Method for Sampling for Spotted Wing Drosophila Larvae

  Published on April 11, 2024

  This video provides instructions for how to use a reusable coffee filter to monitor ripe blueberries for spotted wing drosophila larvae.

• Key Insect Pests and Diseases of Tree Fruits

  Published on March 22, 2022

  Diseases, and pests can show up quickly to ruin fruit crops. This session will help you learn the basics, including management strategies, for important tree fruit diseases and pests common in our region.

• Presenter Panel Discussion of the Week's Pest Topics

  Published on March 25, 2022

  Attendees submitted questions to the expert panel of presenters from the week's fruit sessions. The panel spent the Friday hour answering attendee submitted questions based on the week's topics.

• Insecticide rainfastness for products used to control spotted wing drosophila

  Published on February 6, 2020

  Dr. John Wise of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University talks about characteristics of insecticides used to manage spotted wing drosophila.

• Improving black cherry trees

  Michigan State University researchers have teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service to test a variety of black cherry tree seedlings, evaluating them for their growth, stem form, branch angle, and disease and insect tolerance qualities.

• Beginning Fruit

  Published on February 21, 2024

  Nothing compares to farm fresh fruit, but growing fruit can be a little more complicated than one would initially think. This session will cover the basics of fruit production and dispel some common myths that viral videos might have led you to believe

• Key Insect Pests and Diseases of Small Fruits

  Published on March 23, 2022

  Diseases and pests can show up quickly to ruin fruit crops. This video will help you learn the basics, including management strategies, for important small fruit diseases and pests common in our region.

• Tree Fruit and Small Fruit Varieties in Michigan

  Published on February 3, 2022

  Bill Shane and Cheyenne Sloan will discuss the varieties of tree fruit and small fruit best suited for growing in Michigan.

• Bee Integrated: Bees and Pesticides

  Published on March 2, 2022

  In this Bee Integrated video, farmer Mike Van Agtmael describes how integrated pest management and good communication with his beekeeper, Jim Hilton, keeps bees healthy and pollination productive. Beekeeper Jamie Ostrowski describes a "perfect storm" that harmed some of her bees—and how she and Matt Jansen of Green Thumb Blueberries collaborate to protect her hives.

• Bee Integrated: Blooms are a Boost for Bees

  Published on March 2, 2022

  Michigan State University Apiculture Extension Educator Ana Heck explains how good forage helps honey bees deal with other stressors.

• Bee Integrated: Maximizing Pollination in Michigan

  Published on March 2, 2022

  Beekeeper Jim Hilton of Hilton Honey Farm and farmer Mike Van Agtmael describe how they have been keeping honey bee hives in bigger groups to encourage better pollination.

• Michigan Good Food Charter Goal #3: Cherry Capital Foods, TC, Michigan

  3. Michigan will generate new agri-food businesses at a rate that enables 20 percent of food purchased in Michigan to come from Michigan.

• Understanding and Minimizing Cold Damage in Fruit Crops

  Published on February 18, 2021

  MI Ag Ideas to Grow With 2021 - Fruit Session: Review of winter and spring cold events, how cold damages plants, and measures growers can use to reduce the impact cold on their crops.