College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 29, 2014

  Published on April 29, 2014
  Apricot bloom has begun in Southwest Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 4, 2024

  Published on June 4, 2024
  Fruit development is 10-plus days ahead of normal.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – August 18, 2015

  Published on August 18, 2015
  Fall red raspberry harvest begins, peach harvest continues and blueberry harvest winds down at most farms.

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  Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – October 11, 2023

  Published on October 12, 2023
  Growers are moving through apples as fast as they are able given the wet conditions over the past week. As most varieties are testing in the mature range, they are fair game for harvest.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 24, 2025

  Published on June 27, 2025
  It was a hot week. Crops moved quickly.

• 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.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila summary report for 2015

  Published on September 29, 2015
  A summary of the spotted wing Drosophila monitoring network reports for the 2015 season.

• Consumers learn about apple production by visiting a Kent county farm

  Published on November 29, 2012
  Even in a year with few apples on the trees, visitors to the Kent county Breakfast on the Farm event hosted by May Farms received unique insight into how apples are produced and packaged.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 11, 2024

  Published on September 11, 2024
  Apple harvesting in southwest Michigan is moving rapidly.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 24, 2014

  Published on September 24, 2014
  Apples are maturing slowly, but warm and sunny weather should move fruit along this week. We expect apples to be ready for harvest close to the predicted harvest dates for northwest Michigan.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 12, 2020

  Published on May 12, 2020
  The arctic air mass continues to cover Michigan, and the northwest region had over six nights of frost/freeze risk. We will assess potential damage after tonight, which is predicted to be the last cold night this week.

• Use of Apogee for shoot blight control in 2012

  Published on April 26, 2012
  Although the risk of blossom blight has been low in 2012 due to cool conditions, temperatures will eventually warm and the risk of shoot blight will rise. Apogee is the best material currently available for shoot blight control.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 21, 2015

  Published on October 21, 2015
  Apple harvest has wrapped up at a few farms, with most growers being close to the end. Growers are finishing up Ida Red and waiting for Braeburn, Cameo and Winesap to mature.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 30, 2015

  Published on June 30, 2015
  Tart and sweet cherries are beginning to color up, and harvest is expected to start by the second week of July.

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  Black stem borer: An opportunistic pest of young fruit trees under stress

  Published on May 6, 2020
  Young fruit trees under stress can attract black stem borers. Proper identification, orchard sanitation and timing of control measures using ethanol-baited traps will help minimize its spread.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 27, 2017

  Published on September 27, 2017
  Recent heat has growers scrambling to keep up with early maturity in several varieties. The region is running several days ahead of predicted harvest dates.

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  Meteorological responses to the Aug. 21 eclipse

  Published on August 29, 2017
  Effects of the recent eclipse were more than visual. Here’s what MSU’s Enviroweather measured.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for Aug. 20, 2013

  Published on August 20, 2013
  Spotted wing Drosophila captures continue to rise as harvest winds down in some blueberry and raspberry sites.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 26, 2022

  Published on July 26, 2022
  The past week’s storms have been easier on growers than expected. Very little crop impact is being reported.

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  Predicted 2021 apple harvest dates

  Published on June 22, 2021
  These tables summarize the harvest dates for apple varieties predicted by the Enviroweather Apple Maturity Model for regions across Michigan.