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Crop response to daylength and its role in fertilizer applications
Published on March 30, 2015
Photoperiodism is the term given to a plant’s ability to respond to changing daylength. Knowing how your crop responds to daylength should influence how you apply fertilizer, especially nitrogen. -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019
Published on September 18, 2019
First harvest of early blocks of Honeycrisp and Gala will begin soon. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 28, 2020
Published on July 28, 2020
Midsummer apple pest activity has started. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are rising as cherry harvest is in full swing. -
Predicated 2019 east Michigan apple harvest dates
Published on August 20, 2019
The predicted peak fresh market apple harvest dates for east Michigan are about three days behind normal. -
West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 23, 2024
Published on July 23, 2024
Tart cherry harvest is wrapping up. Harvest of early summer peaches and plum varieties has begun. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 19, 2022
Published on July 19, 2022
Small fruit harvests are in full swing. Stone fruit crops are being harvested as well. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 29, 2021
Published on June 29, 2021
The region saw 3-6 inches of rain in the past week. Soils are saturated. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 16, 2017
Published on May 16, 2017
The impact of the May 8 freeze is becoming apparent. Some crops were hit hard, other suffered little damage. Warm weather is moving plants and insects rapidly. -
Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 21, 2020
Published on October 21, 2020
Apple harvest for 2020 is wrapping up on most farms. Quality continues to hold and growers are ready to be finished for the year. -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – October 4, 2023
Published on October 4, 2023
Honeycrisp harvest is wrapping up. Many other varieties are currently mature. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for July 22, 2014
Published on July 22, 2014
Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are climbing in southwest Michigan, but still low in other areas. Protect susceptible crops where they are detected. -
Callus tissue versus moldy core in apples
Published on October 4, 2022
Moldy core is a disease that develops in the locules or seed cavities of fruit. Do not confuse it with other internal tissue, which sometimes forms in the locules of certain varieties. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for September 3, 2014
Published on September 4, 2014
This will be the last weekly report of the 2014 spotted wing Drosophila monitoring network. Growers of fall berry crops should continue to monitor and protect susceptible crops where SWD are detected. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 2, 2022
Published on August 2, 2022
Grapes are entering veraison. Fall bearing raspberries are beginning to color up ahead of harvest. -
West central Michigan tree fruit update – May 27, 2025
Published on May 28, 2025
Tart cherries are out of the shuck, and apples are ready for thinning in some orchards. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 1, 2021
Published on June 1, 2021
With the forecasted warm weather, apple growers are concentrating on thinning and cherry growers are continuing to cover new tissue for fungal diseases. -
East Michigan fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019
Published on August 13, 2019
Red Haven peach harvest will begin in the next few days across the region. Many fruit farms have dry soils. -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 7, 2022
Published on September 7, 2022
Harvest of early varieties wrapped up last week, easing into McIntosh and Honeycrisp at many sites this week. -
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. -
Hot, hot apple harvest concerns
Published on September 20, 2017
Unusual heat wave in late September calls for special concerns to apples.
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