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Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 9, 2022

Published on August 9, 2022
Peach harvest is in full swing. Apple harvest is beginning.
Mechanical weed control field day coming to southwest Michigan

Published on August 9, 2022
Join us Sept. 14, 2022, for a full day of weeding tool demonstrations and exhibits for both vegetables and row crops.
West central Michigan small fruit update - August 9, 2022

Published on August 9, 2022
Michigan’s blueberry harvest is advancing rapidly with few problems except for those caused by unusually high summer temperatures and limited precipitation.
Managing tar spot of corn mid-season update

Published on August 5, 2022
With tar spot on everyone’s mind, let’s review management strategies and address frequently asked questions collected from farmers.
Michigan vegetable crop report - Aug. 4, 2022

Published on August 4, 2022
August is Michigan’s most frantic period of harvest of main-season vegetables, overlapping with early growth stresses of fall-harvested crops.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – August 4, 2022

Published on August 4, 2022
Disease and insect pressure remain low as corn and soybean progress through pod setting and grain fill stages. If timely rains keep us out of droughty conditions, the crops should continue to thrive this month.
Removing water quickly from fields due to heavy rains topic for Field Crops Virtual Breakfast on Aug. 11

Published on August 4, 2022
More frequent and heavier rains cause long periods of delay in fields without adequate drainage. MSU tile drainage specialist, Ehsan Ghane, will discuss options for managing increasing precipitation challenges.
Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 3, 2022

Published on August 3, 2022
Veraison is here. Harvest is coming!
Michigan hop crop report for the week of Aug. 1, 2022

Published on August 3, 2022
Hop cones are at a critical window for disease management.
Michigan chestnut crop report for the week of Aug. 1, 2022

Published on August 3, 2022
Bur formation is well underway around the state.