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  Apples

  With more than 900 million pounds of apples produced per year, apples are Michigan's largest fruit crop. MSU Extension offers a variety of programming to assist farmers in orchard management and tree growth.

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• Deadline for 2009 disaster payments looms

  Published on July 24, 2011
  July 29, 2011 is the deadline for fruit, row crops, vegetable and other crop producers to sign up for 2009 SURE Disaster Program.

• IPM Tree fruit kickoff

  Published on March 30, 2011
  Review label and management changes as well as discuss invasive species concerns at the Tree Fruit Kickoff meeting.

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  Grower survey to assess herbicide drift damage in the North Central U.S.

  Published on March 1, 2021
  Specialty crop growers are asked to fill out this survey to help us understand the impact of herbicide drift.

• Tree Fruit IPM Kick-Off on April 22 in Northwest Michigan

  Published on April 16, 2013
  Come to the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center for our first of the seasonal updates for tree fruit growers.

• East Michigan fruit update – Sept. 19, 2018

  Published on September 19, 2018
  Brown marmorated stink bug trap catches have taken a sharp rise at some east Michigan farms. Apple and fall red raspberry harvest are in full swing.

• Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2018

  Published on July 31, 2018
  A cool dry week allows harvests to move quickly. Expect an increase in insect activity. Summer fruit harvest continues.

• Using sprinklers to protect plants from spring freezes

  Published on March 19, 2012
  Irrigation sprinklers can be used to protect plants from freezing when the expected lows are just below freezing. Irrigation will result in severe damage when the low is below the temperature you can protect to.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update - July 3, 2018

  Published on July 3, 2018
  Summer fruit harvest is well underway. A very hot weekend moved fruit and fruit pests quickly.

• Avoiding automatic failure of a GAP audit

  Published on March 18, 2011
  New factsheet covers the ways growers can automatically fail an audit and suggests ways of avoiding them

• East Michigan fruit regional report – April 16, 2013

  Published on April 16, 2013
  Spring seems to be in a long holding pattern for east Michigan fruit growers.

• Frost alarm available now on Enviro-weather

  Published on April 3, 2012
  Get notified of potentially freezing conditions 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• Are small farms exempt from Good Agricultural Practices certification?

  Published on April 25, 2011
  Growers operating small farms may not be required to be GAP certified under the new Food Safety Modernization Act, but retailers, packers and shippers keep demanding proof of GAP certification.

• Analyzing and improving your farm's air drainage

  Published on March 16, 2012
  Improving your farm's air drainage can pay benefits when spring frosts come.

• Dealing with water for irrigating

  Published on February 3, 2012
  The insurance of maintaining a produce crop with irrigation can be all but eliminated if the water being used contaminates the produce with food-borne illness. Here are a few considerations when implementing irrigation practices.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 2, 2019

  Published on April 2, 2019
  With warmer weather in March, snow has melted and plant growth has started. Buds are swollen.

• Southwest Michigan fruit update

  Published on March 30, 2011
  Fruit plantings are poised to renew growth when warm weather returns.

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  New MDARD emergency order extends restricted use pesticide certifications until June 30, 2021

  Published on January 7, 2021
  MDARD extends RUP certification credentials for applicators expiring in 2019 and 2020, extends opportunity to recertify by credits for additional six months.

• Defining sustainable agriculture

  Published on December 14, 2011
  During the upcoming Michigan Ag Commodities Educational Expo Dr. James McCarty will help farmers define sustainable agriculture and understand how sustainability may impact future production.

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  New version of Airblast 101 sprayer handbook now available

  Published on January 12, 2021
  This new version adds more content for many air-assist sprayer types. It’s bigger, better and the electronic version is now free.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

  Published on September 19, 2018
  Updates on maturity status of Gala, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Jonagold, Empire, Ambrosia, Mutsu/Crispin and Golden Delicious.