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Amy Irish-Brown

Amy Irish-Brown

Kent County Extension Office

Commercial Tree Fruit IPM Educator

Telephone: 616-632-7891

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Ionia County, Kent County, Montcalm County, Muskegon County, Newaygo County, Ottawa County

Authored Articles

Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 21, 2020, October 21, 2020
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 14, 2020, October 14, 2020
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020, October 7, 2020
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 30, 2020, September 30, 2020
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 23, 2020, September 23, 2020
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 16, 2020, September 16, 2020
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 9, 2020, September 9, 2020
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 2, 2020, September 2, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 25, 2020, August 25, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 11, 2020, August 11, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 28, 2020, July 28, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 21, 2020, July 21, 2020
Predicted 2020 apple harvest dates, July 14, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 14, 2020, July 14, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 23, 2020, June 23, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 16, 2020, June 16, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 9, 2020, June 9, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 2, 2020, June 2, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 26, 2020, May 26, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 19, 2020, May 19, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 12, 2020, May 12, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 5, 2020, May 5, 2020
What can fruit growers do if a freeze is coming?, May 5, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 28, 2020, April 28, 2020
Watch recordings of the Spring 2020 MSU Tree Fruit Webinars on YouTube, April 16, 2020
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 14, 2020, April 14, 2020
Register for the Spring 2020 MSU Tree Fruit Webinars Series, April 3, 2020
How to join and participate in the spring tree fruit Zoom webinars, April 3, 2020
Instructions for fruit growers on downloading Zoom for online webinars, March 30, 2020
MSU fruit spring meetings move to online format, March 20, 2020
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 23, 2019, October 23, 2019
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019, October 17, 2019
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019, October 9, 2019
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019, October 2, 2019
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 25, 2019, September 25, 2019
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019, September 18, 2019
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019, September 11, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Sept. 3, 2019, September 4, 2019
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019, September 4, 2019
Predicated 2019 east Michigan apple harvest dates, August 20, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 20, 2019, August 20, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 6, 2019, August 6, 2019
Predicted 2019 apple harvest dates, August 2, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 9, 2019, July 9, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 25, 2019, June 25, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 18, 2019, June 18, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 11, 2019, June 11, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 28, 2019, May 28, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 21, 2019, May 21, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 14, 2019, May 14, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 7, 2019, May 7, 2019
Using ReTain to set fruit, May 7, 2019
Applying Apogee and Actigard to young apple trees, May 1, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 30, 2019, April 30, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 23, 2019, April 23, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 16, 2019, April 16, 2019
Early season sprays for managing San Jose scale, April 16, 2019
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 2, 2019, April 2, 2019
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 10, 2018, October 10, 2018
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 3, 2018, October 3, 2018
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 26, 2018, September 26, 2018
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018, September 19, 2018
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018, September 12, 2018
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 5, 2018, September 5, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – Sept. 4, 2018, September 4, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 21, 2018, August 21, 2018
Consideraciones para productores interesados en la producción de manzana Ambrosia en Michigan, August 14, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update - Aug. 7, 2018, August 7, 2018
Considerations for growers interested in production of the Ambrosia apple in Michigan, July 31, 2018
Predicted 2018 apple harvest dates, July 10, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update - July 10, 2018, July 10, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update - June 26, 2018, June 26, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – June 19, 2018, June 19, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – June 12, 2018, June 12, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 29, 2018, May 29, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 15, 2018, May 15, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 8, 2018, May 8, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 1, 2018, May 1, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – April 24, 2018, April 24, 2018
West Michigan tree fruit update – April 17, 2018, April 17, 2018
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 11, 2017, October 11, 2017
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 4, 2017, October 4, 2017
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 27, 2017, September 27, 2017
Hot, hot apple harvest concerns, September 20, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – Sept. 5, 2017, September 5, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 8, 2017, August 8, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 1, 2017, August 1, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – July 25, 2017, July 25, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – July 11, 2017, July 11, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – June 27, 2017, June 27, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – June 20, 2017, June 20, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – June 13, 2017, June 13, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – June 6, 2017, June 6, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 30, 2017, May 30, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 23, 2017, May 23, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 16, 2017, May 16, 2017
Setting apples with plant growth regulators, May 9, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 9, 2017, May 9, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – May 2, 2017, May 2, 2017
Quick reminders for planting apple trees, April 25, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – April 25, 2017, April 25, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – April 18, 2017, April 18, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit update – April 4, 2017, April 4, 2017
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – March 28, 2017, March 28, 2017
Outstanding apple presentations on tap at 2016 Great Lakes EXPO, October 21, 2016
Rodent management in commercial apple orchards requires an integrated approach, October 21, 2016
West central Michigan apple maturity report – October 20, 2016, October 20, 2016
West central Michigan apple maturity report – October 13, 2016, October 13, 2016
West central Michigan apple maturity report – October 5, 2016, October 5, 2016
Fall tasks for apple orchards, September 28, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – September 6, 2016, September 6, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – August 23, 2016, August 23, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 26, 2016, July 26, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 12, 2016, July 12, 2016
Predicted 2016 apple harvest dates, July 11, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 28, 2016, June 28, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 21, 2016, June 21, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 14, 2016, June 14, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 7, 2016, June 7, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 31, 2016, May 31, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 24, 2016, May 24, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 17, 2016, May 17, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 10, 2016, May 10, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 3, 2016, May 3, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 26, 2016, April 26, 2016
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 12, 2016, April 12, 2016
West central Michigan apple maturity report – October 14, 2015, October 15, 2015
West central Michigan apple maturity report – October 7, 2015, October 7, 2015
West central Michigan apple maturity report – September 30, 2015, September 30, 2015
West central Michigan apple maturity report – September 23, 2015, September 23, 2015
West central Michigan apple maturity report – September 16, 2015, September 16, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – August 11, 2015, August 11, 2015
Silver leaf of tree fruits, August 11, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 28, 2015, July 28, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 14, 2015, July 14, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 30, 2015, June 30, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 23, 2015, June 23, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 16, 2015, June 16, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 9, 2015, June 9, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 2, 2015, June 2, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 26, 2015, May 26, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 19, 2015, May 19, 2015
West central Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 12, 2015, May 12, 2015
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 5, 2015, May 5, 2015
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 21, 2015, April 21, 2015
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 7, 2015, April 7, 2015
Dormant oil for tree fruit pest management in 2015, April 7, 2015
Grand Rapids are apple maturity report – October 15, 2014, October 15, 2014
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – October 1, 2014, October 1, 2014
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 17, 2014, September 17, 2014
Michigan apple maturity reporting for 2014, September 5, 2014
Grand Rapids apple maturity report - September 4, 2014, September 5, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – September 2, 2014, September 2, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – August 19, 2014, August 19, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 22, 2014, July 22, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 24, 2014, June 24, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 10, 2014, June 10, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 3, 2014, June 3, 2014
Apple trees respond to warm weather, May 13, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 13, 2014, May 13, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 29, 2014, April 29, 2014
USDA Farm Service Agency announces Tree Assistance Program sign-up, April 15, 2014
West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 15, 2014, April 15, 2014
Dormant oil for San Jose scale management in 2014, April 15, 2014
Winter snow cover leading to increased rabbit damage for fruit and landscape plants, February 26, 2014
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – October 9, 2013, October 9, 2013
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 25, 2013, September 25, 2013
Why does apple fruit drop prematurely?, September 11, 2013
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 11, 2013, September 11, 2013
One-stop site for apple maturity resources for 2013, September 5, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – September 3, 2013, September 3, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – Aug. 22, 2013, August 22, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – July 23, 2013, July 23, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – July 9, 2013, July 9, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – June 10, 2013, June 10, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – June 4, 2013, June 4, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – May 28, 2013, May 28, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – May 21, 2013, May 21, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – May 14, 2013, May 14, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – May 7, 2013, May 7, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – April 30, 2013, April 30, 2013
Where do you go for MSU apple and cherry information?, April 30, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – April 23, 2013, April 23, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report - April 16, 2013, April 16, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – April 2, 2013, April 2, 2013
Grand Rapids, Mich., tree fruit regional report – September 18, 2012, September 18, 2012
New Apple Harvester Demonstrations to be held in Michigan, September 14, 2012
Fixed Canopy Spray System Field Day October 3, September 13, 2012
Azinphos-methyl phase-out update, September 4, 2012
Grand Rapids, Michigan, tree fruit regional report – September 4, 2012, September 4, 2012
Michigan apple harvest reports – August 23, 2012, August 29, 2012
Considerations for commercial apple orchards with reduced crop, May 1, 2012
Crop insurance reminders for fruit growers: Don’t wait to make those calls, April 30, 2012
Do you need a brush-up on pest management basics?, February 10, 2012
Why does apple fruit drop prematurely?, October 5, 2011
Doesn’t the cold just frost your apples?, September 28, 2011
The nuances of stop drop applications in apples, September 28, 2011
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update, May 10, 2011
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update, May 3, 2011
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update, April 26, 2011

Articles Featuring

Tools help farmers make real-time decisions, manage crops, reduce environmental impacts, August 16, 2019

Authored Documents

Selecting apple varieties and rootstocks for your new orchard, February 13, 2018

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