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West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 9, 2025
Published on July 9, 2025
Tart cherry harvest has begun in west central Michigan. -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 17, 2025
Published on September 17, 2025
Honeycrisp and Gala harvest are wrapping up across the region, and sugar levels and red color are excellent. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2019
Published on July 30, 2019
Sweet and tart cherry harvest is underway in northwest Michigan. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 4, 2021
Published on May 4, 2021
Tart cherry bloom is beginning, and cooler weather is forecast to return. -
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. -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 26, 2016
Published on July 26, 2016
Blueberry and peach harvest are in full swing. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are up as the fly is coming off wild fruit. -
Songwen Zhang plans to use her Ph.D. degree to continue solving fruit production problems
Published on May 3, 2021
Songwen chose an advanced degree in horticulture because horticulture is a field where researchers can help feed the world with their scientific findings -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 11, 2021
Published on May 11, 2021
Weather continues to be cool and as a result, crop development remains slow and bee activity is minimal. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 18, 2020
Published on August 18, 2020
Apples are coloring in northwest Michigan orchards. -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 11, 2013
Published on June 11, 2013
Plants look really good with cool weather. Insects seem slow, and most fruit crops look good in the southwest region. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 7, 2020
Published on April 7, 2020
Buds are swelling and beginning to open for many fruit crops in southwest Michigan. -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – Aug. 27, 2013
Published on August 27, 2013
Spotted wing Drosophila numbers climb higher and higher. -
West central apple maturity report – September 2, 2022
Published on September 6, 2022
Early apple varieties have been harvested, and Premiere Honeycrisp and Minneiska harvest is underway in the West Central region. -
Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 28, 2022
Published on September 28, 2022
Report #4. Growers are waiting for the rainy conditions to move out to get back into the orchard to continue harvest. The rainy weather has slowed harvest and slow apples to color. -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 28, 2013
Published on May 28, 2013
Wet, cool weather slows down fruit crops and insects in the southwest region. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 1, 2021
Published on June 1, 2021
Last week’s rains were welcomed by the fruit crops, but more is needed to reverse this season’s lack of moisture. -
Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 9, 2020
Published on September 9, 2020
Ginger Gold, SweeTango and Premier Honeycrisp can be found at local markets; apple quality is excellent. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for June 24, 2014
Published on June 24, 2014
First catches of spotted wing Drosophila are two weeks later than this time last year. Traps should be deployed already; protect ripening berries. -
Michigan statewide apple maturity report – September 10, 2025
Published on September 10, 2025
Keep abreast of the latest apple maturity testing done in different cultivars around the state to optimize harvest times for storage and fresh picking. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – August 2, 2022
Published on August 2, 2022
Tart cherry harvest is ongoing in northwest Michigan; fruit quality is still holding but fruit is starting to soften as it ripens. Brix levels are high in tart cherries this season.
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