College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• 2017 Agriculture Census has been extended

  Published on February 6, 2018
  Still time for producers to complete USDA NASS forms.

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  Pollination Forum will shine a spotlight on issues facing pollinators

  Published on November 11, 2016
  Join us Nov. 28, 2016, for the latest information on issues facing bees and the solutions being developed to support crop pollination.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 26, 2022

  Published on April 26, 2022
  After a very warm weekend, expect a return to cold temperatures this week.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update - July 10, 2018

  Published on July 10, 2018
  Sweet cherry harvest is beginning in northwest Michigan, and tart cherries are ripening quickly with the continued heat.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – October 26, 2022

  Published on October 26, 2022
  After a warmup over the weekend, rain set in across the region. For many growers, harvest is wrapping up this week.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update

  Published on March 30, 2011
  We’re off to a slow start with the cooler temperatures this spring.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – October 26, 2022

  Published on October 26, 2022
  At the tail end of harvest this week. Evercrisp, Granny Smith, Braeburn, Rome, and Pink Lady are being harvested this week or early next. This is the final maturity report of the season.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for July 16, 2013

  Published on July 16, 2013
  Spotted wing Drosophila catches increase slightly in southwest Michigan.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 30, 2013

  Published on July 30, 2013
  Spotted wing Drosophila were caught in traps in raspberries at a few more east Michigan fruit farms in the past few days.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — May 1, 2018

  Published on May 1, 2018
  Plants should move quickly with warm summer-like weather this week.

• CAT Alerts are moving to join news.msue.msu.edu

  Published on March 23, 2011
  CAT Alerts are joining a new effort to bring you more timely information from MSU Extension.

• An apple a day!

  Published on August 14, 2013
  Can an apple a day keep the doctor away?

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  Registration for apple bloom issues workshop now open

  Published on February 15, 2016
  One-day workshop on March 17 will focus on bloom-time strategies for meeting pollination needs, blossom blight control and using plant growth regulators effectively.

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  Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 23, 2025

  Published on September 24, 2025
  Gala and Honeycrisp are in the mature range from our testing this week. Most growers are working in Honeycrisp blocks.

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  Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center annual open house

  Published on August 18, 2016
  Join us Aug. 25, 2016, for free wagon tours, sessions on wine grapes and tree fruit, and wine tasting and dinner in Traverse City, Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — Sept. 5, 2017

  Published on September 5, 2017
  Gala apple harvest continues. Grape harvest has begun. Growers need to be mindful of late season pests, which appear just before harvest.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 8, 2017

  Published on August 8, 2017
  Insects don’t take a summer vacation – don’t let your guard down.

• 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.

• Update on resistance to strobilurin fungicides in the apple scab fungus in Michigan

  Published on April 13, 2010
  

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – March 28, 2017

  Published on March 28, 2017
  Plants are ready to resume growth when warm temperatures return.