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Pumpkins
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East Michigan vegetable update – Sept. 6, 2017
Published on September 6, 2017
Warm-season crops are wrapping up and late-season producers are still getting decent prices. -
Check labels for pre-harvest intervals
Published on August 28, 2017
You cannot harvest a crop before a pre-harvest interval (PHI) expires. -
Understanding growing degree-days
Published on August 25, 2017
Growing degree-days, or heat units, help growers and researchers track the development of plants and pests. -
How to get Michigan Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification
Published on August 24, 2017
Review this guide for important requirements, helpful manuals and test information needed to qualify for Michigan Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification. -
Southeast Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 23, 2017
Published on August 23, 2017
Recent storms have brought up this season’s first major influx of corn earworm. -
East Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 23, 2017
Published on August 23, 2017
Some diseases are showing up in late-season crops. -
Flint, Michigan, area urban agriculture update — Aug. 23, 2017
Published on August 23, 2017
Summer crop harvest is in full swing. -
Southeast Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 16 2017
Published on August 16, 2017
Much of our area received an inch of rain or less in the last month. The dry conditions have hindered disease development, but kept irrigation systems working overtime. -
Growing degree-day accumulations around Michigan
Published on August 16, 2017
Use MSU Enviroweather to determine whether heat units where you are located are behind, ahead or even as compared to normal. -
Southeast Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 9 2017
Published on August 9, 2017
Harvest continues and pest pressure remains low. -
East Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 9, 2017
Published on August 9, 2017
Growers are moving sweet corn in volume this week, along with other warm-season crops. -
Flint, Michigan, area urban agriculture update — Aug. 2, 2017
Published on August 3, 2017
Updates about urban and semi-rural small scale diversified vegetable farm and market gardens in the Flint area and a recap of the ninth annual Flint Food Garden Tour. -
East Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 2, 2017
Published on August 2, 2017
Harvest of most crops is fully underway, while growers are finishing up last plantings of fall-harvested cole crops. -
Southeast Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 2, 2017
Published on August 2, 2017
Cooler weather fronts moving in by week’s end will promote development of diseases like downy mildew and late blight. Sweet corn pest pressure remains low. -
West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 2, 2017
Published on August 2, 2017
Use the right products at the right time for foliar disease control in asparagus and carrots. -
Small farm insect pest management workshop held Aug. 13, 2017
Published on July 28, 2017
Join us in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to find out what’s “bugging” your crops and what you can do about them using informed decisions and sustainable approaches. -
East Michigan vegetable update — July 26, 2017
Published on July 26, 2017
Many more roadside markets have opened this week, as our main season crops are ripening and getting harvested in quantity. -
Southeast Michigan vegetable update — July 26, 2017
Published on July 26, 2017
Harvest continues in a wide range of crops. -
Southeast Michigan vegetable update — July 19, 2017
Published on July 19, 2017
High dew points and warm, overnight temperatures encourage foliar disease development. Check pre-tassel corn for western bean cutworm, and powdery mildew and downy mildew are appearing in vine crops. -
East Michigan vegetable update – July 19, 2017
Published on July 19, 2017
Harvest of warm-season vegetable crops continues. Cool-season, single-harvest crops like cole crops are being harvested and replanted for fall. Machine pickle harvest has begun.
