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Farm resilience starts with a solid financial foundation, November 3, 2023
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 7, 2021, September 7, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 31, 2021, August 31, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 24, 2021, August 24, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 17, 2021, August 17, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 10, 2021, August 10, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 3, 2021, August 3, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 27, 2021, July 27, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 20, 2021, July 20, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 13, 2021, July 13, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 6, 2021, July 7, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 29, 2021, June 29, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 22, 2021, June 22, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 15, 2021, June 15, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 8, 2021, June 8, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 1, 2021, June 1, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 25, 2021, May 25, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 18, 2021, May 18, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 11, 2021, May 11, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 4, 2021, May 4, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 27, 2021, April 27, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 20, 2021, April 20, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 13, 2021, April 13, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 6, 2021, April 6, 2021
Southwest Michigan fruit update – March 30, 2021, March 30, 2021
Assessing frost and freeze damage to flowers and buds of fruit trees, March 30, 2021
Freeze damage depends on tree fruit stage of development, March 30, 2021
Mobile-friendly guide for blueberry IPM scouting is now available, November 30, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – 2020 review, November 24, 2020
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 21, 2020, October 21, 2020
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 14, 2020, October 14, 2020
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020, October 7, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 30, 2020, September 30, 2020
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 30, 2020, September 30, 2020
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 23, 2020, September 23, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 23, 2020, September 23, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 16, 2020, September 16, 2020
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 16, 2020, September 16, 2020
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 9, 2020, September 9, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 9, 2020, September 9, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 8, 2020, September 8, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 2, 2020, September 2, 2020
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 2, 2020, September 2, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 1, 2020, September 1, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 26, 2020, August 26, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 25, 2020, August 25, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 19, 2020, August 19, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 18, 2020, August 18, 2020
Michigan Grape scouting report – August 12, 2020, August 12, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 11, 2020, August 11, 2020
Predicted 2020 apple harvest dates for southwest Michigan, August 11, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 5, 2020, August 5, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 4, 2020, August 4, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – July 29, 2020, July 29, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 28, 2020, July 28, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – July 22, 2020, July 22, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 21, 2020, July 21, 2020
Michigan grape scouting report – July 15, 2020, July 15, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 14, 2020, July 14, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 7, 2020, July 7, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 30, 2020, June 30, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 23, 2020, June 23, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 16, 2020, June 16, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 9, 2020, June 9, 2020
Twig and blossom blights in Michigan blueberries, June 2, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 2, 2020, June 2, 2020
Blueberry growers need to focus on Anthracnose fruit rot as bloom ends, May 28, 2020
New 2,4-D formulation offers greater safety for berries, tree fruit and nut tree crops, May 28, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 26, 2020, May 26, 2020
Hot weather causing rapid blueberry bloom, May 26, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 19, 2020, May 19, 2020
West central Michigan small fruit update – May 15, 2020, May 15, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 12, 2020, May 12, 2020
What can fruit growers do if a freeze is coming?, May 5, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 5, 2020, May 5, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 28, 2020, April 28, 2020
Managing grapevine leafroll disease, April 27, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 21, 2020, April 21, 2020
Mummy berry has returned and new products are available for control, April 21, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 14, 2020, April 14, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 7, 2020, April 7, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – March 31, 2020, March 31, 2020
Online 2020 preseason fruit IPM meeting in southwest Michigan planned for April 2, March 26, 2020
Southwest Michigan fruit update – March 25, 2020, March 25, 2020
2020 Blueberry kickoff meeting on April 3 is online, March 25, 2020
Southwest Michigan grape meeting dates set for 2020, March 16, 2020
Mobile-friendly guide for grape IPM scouting is now available, February 13, 2020
Annual growth cycle of northern highbush blueberry, January 7, 2020
MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Oct. 9, 2019, October 9, 2019
MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Sept. 25, 2019, September 25, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 17, 2019, September 17, 2019
MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Sept. 11, 2019, September 11, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 10, 2019, September 10, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 3, 2019, September 4, 2019
MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Aug. 28, 2019, August 28, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 20, 2019, August 20, 2019
MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Aug. 14, 2019, August 14, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019, August 13, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 6, 2019, August 6, 2019
MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – July 31, 2019, July 31, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2019, July 30, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 23, 2019, July 23, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 16, 2019, July 16, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 9, 2019, July 9, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 2, 2019, July 2, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2019, June 25, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 18, 2019, June 18, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 11, 2019, June 11, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 4, 2019, June 4, 2019
Southwest Michigan Fruit update – May 28, 2019, May 28, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 21, 2019, May 21, 2019
Bloom time blueberry meeting, Thursday, May 23, near Fennville, Michigan, May 20, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 14, 2019, May 14, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 7, 2019, May 7, 2019
Cold damage to grapevines: A tale of two regions, May 2, 2019
The rise of the mummy: Mummy berries in Michigan, April 30, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 30, 2019, April 30, 2019
Managing grapevine crown gall, April 29, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 23, 2019, April 23, 2019
Southwest Michigan Fruit update – April 16, 2019, April 16, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 9, 2019, April 9, 2019
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 2, 2019, April 2, 2019
Recent extreme cold events produced varied temperatures with varied results in Michigan’s viticulture areas, February 13, 2019
Where did all the blueberries go?, November 20, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 19, 2018, September 19, 2018
What can be done for late season downy mildew on grapes?, September 19, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 11, 2018, September 11, 2018
Late season cultural and chemical options for diseases in grapes—don’t wait!, September 11, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 4, 2018, September 4, 2018
Brown marmorated stink bugs increasing in grapes, August 28, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 28, 2018, August 28, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 21, 2018, August 21, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 14, 2018, August 15, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update - Aug. 6, 2018, August 7, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2018, July 31, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 24, 2018, July 24, 2018
Drone workshop for tree and bush fruit growers on Aug. 9-10 in Benton Harbor, July 24, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 17, 2018, July 17, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update - July 10, 2018, July 10, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update - July 3, 2018, July 3, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2018, June 26, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 19, 2018, June 19, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 12, 2018, June 12, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 5, 2018, June 5, 2018
Shoot blight in Michigan blueberries, May 29, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update — May 22, 2018, May 22, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update — May 8, 2018, May 8, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update — May 1, 2018, May 1, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update — April 17, 2018, April 17, 2018
The blueberry mummies return! Here’s how to be prepared., April 10, 2018
Dormant sprays for disease control in blueberries, March 27, 2018
Southwest Michigan fruit update — Aug. 29, 2017, August 29, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update — Aug. 22, 2017, August 22, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update — Aug. 15, 2017, August 15, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update — Aug. 1, 2017, August 1, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update — July 18, 2017, July 18, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update — July 5, 2017, July 5, 2017
Plan to change when dealing with spotted wing Drosophila, June 28, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 20, 2017, June 20, 2017
Why are the strawberries so small this year?, June 13, 2017
Post-bloom fungicide choices in blueberries, June 6, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 6, 2017, June 6, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 30, 2017, May 30, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 9, 2017, May 9, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 25, 2017, April 25, 2017
Two blueberry management meetings scheduled before bloom, April 25, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 4, 2017, April 4, 2017
2017 Blueberry Kickoff Meeting on Thursday, March 30, March 24, 2017
Early start to the growing season means early start to disease control in fruit crops, February 27, 2017
Worried about February warmup to fruit crops?, February 21, 2017
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 30, 2016, August 30, 2016
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 23, 2016, August 23, 2016
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 9, 2016, August 9, 2016
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 19, 2016, July 19, 2016
How should fruit growers respond to hail and severe storms?, July 12, 2016
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 28, 2016, June 28, 2016
Blueberry pre-harvest meetings June 28-29, 2016, June 21, 2016
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 14, 2016, June 14, 2016
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 24, 2016, May 24, 2016
Controlling black knot in Michigan, May 13, 2016
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 3, 2016, May 3, 2016
Prebloom blueberry meetings scheduled in southwest Michigan for 2016, April 19, 2016
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 12, 2016, April 12, 2016
Do you need to worry about early spring freezes?, April 4, 2016
2016 Blueberry Kickoff Meeting on March 21, March 9, 2016
Why are my apples blooming during fall?, October 16, 2015
Blueberry pollination workshops on November 4, 2015, October 7, 2015
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – September 8, 2015, September 8, 2015
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 18, 2015, August 18, 2015
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 28, 2015, July 28, 2015
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 7, 2015, July 7, 2015
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 16, 2015, June 16, 2015
Revitalize blueberries with renovation, May 28, 2015
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 26, 2015, May 26, 2015
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 5, 2015, May 5, 2015
Think twice before using 2,4-D in grape-growing areas, April 28, 2015
What is the difference between a frost and a freeze?, April 21, 2015
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 14, 2015, April 14, 2015
Using Enviro-weather’s regional overnight temperature report during cold events, March 4, 2015
What are radiation freezes?, March 2, 2015

Articles Featuring

Despite a late strawberry harvest, Michigan growers enjoy a 'good year', July 31, 2019
Helping Michigan Concord grape growers compete in a shrinking market, May 8, 2018

Authored Documents

Picture Table of Critical Spring Temperatures for Tree Fruit Bud Development Stages, March 30, 2021
Critical Spring Temperatures for Tree Fruit Bud Development Stages, March 30, 2021
Michigan Grape Facts: Managing Grapevine Leafroll Disease, April 27, 2020
Michigan Grape Facts: Managing Grapevine Crown Gall, May 1, 2019
An introduction to blueberries webinar, March 29, 2017
A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries (E2928), November 11, 2015

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Irrigation Webinar Series - Session3, August 4

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