MSU Extension Hops

News

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  MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics provides testing for hop viruses and viroids

  Published on June 29, 2021
  Available tests include three carlaviruses, apple mosaic virus, hop stunt viroid and hop latent viroid.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 22, 2021

  Published on June 22, 2021
  Sweet cherry harvest is underway. Other small fruits are harvesting in southern parts of the region.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 15, 2021

  Published on June 15, 2021
  Strawberry harvest continues. Sweet cherry harvest is beginning.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 8, 2021

  Published on June 8, 2021
  With the heat and lack of rain, some crops are beginning to show drought stress. Irrigation is important to maintain fruit and plant growth.

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  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.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 25, 2021

  Published on May 25, 2021
  With the warm weather came rapid fruit development. Water stress is showing up as a result of the lack of rain in southwest Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 18, 2021

  Published on May 18, 2021
  Tree fruit crops are beginning to size, making load assessments easier this week. So far, most crops survived the April freezes well.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 11, 2021

  Published on May 11, 2021
  Cool weather and scattered frosts have kept fruit growers scrambling, but only a little damage has been reported.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 4, 2021

  Published on May 4, 2021
  The warm week stimulated quick development. Many crops have made it through the freezes in good shape.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 27, 2021

  Published on April 27, 2021
  The freezes on Wednesday and Thursday mornings damaged most fruit crops. Few areas saw serious damage.