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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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• East Michigan fruit update

  Published on March 30, 2011
  Our late spring is welcomed by fruit growers across the region.

• Workshop on TRACEABILITY for Michigan fruit growers

  Published on April 18, 2011
  Learn how to comply with the new traceability requirements covering the entire food production chain

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — Aug. 29, 2017

  Published on August 29, 2017
  Peach harvest is winding down. Apple harvest picking up with Gala harvest.

• Who is eating the produce that I grow?

  Published on February 3, 2012
  When adopting food safety practices on the farm, it’s important to remember why and for whom it is being done.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 26, 2015

  Published on May 26, 2015
  Growers are assessing damage from last week’s freezing temperatures, thinning decisions will be challenging with the frost damage.

• 2014 Farm Bill provides additional NAP buy-up coverage for 2012 fruit crop losses

  Published on August 1, 2014
  The 2014 Farm Bill provides retroactive buy-up coverage to Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program producers of eligible non-insurable fruit crops that qualify due to a natural disaster, such as the 2012 freeze.

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  Cottage to Commercial: Ingredients for a successful food business

  Published on March 28, 2014
  Cottage to Commercial training will help you understand how to turn your food business idea into a commercial reality.

• Control options for mites in fruit crops

  Published on May 3, 2011
  There are many pesticides to control mites but their performance varies. This table will help you select the right product for your needs.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 19, 2018

  Published on June 19, 2018
  The hot weather has ripened fruit quickly, ending strawberry harvest.

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  Suspect herbicide resistance? Submit weed seeds for screening

  Published on August 28, 2020
  Collect weed seeds September-October to submit for herbicide resistance screening.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update - July 10, 2018

  Published on July 10, 2018
  Summer fruit harvest continues. Soil are dry and warm weather is moving fruit quickly.

• New frost alarm available now on Enviro-weather

  Published on March 18, 2011
  Get notified of freezing conditions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week

• Air moving fans for improved air drainage

  Published on March 16, 2012
  Using ground-based fans to increase the movement of cold air past obstructions and constrictions in natural drainage paths can decrease the likelihood of freeze injury during spring freezes.

• Watch out for meth dumps as 2011 fieldwork begins

  Published on March 16, 2011
  Michigan farmers should be wary of the dangers of Methamphetamine dump sites as spring clean-up begins.

• Integrate cover crops into your farming systems

  Published on March 7, 2011
  MSU Extension collaborates with other agencies to help farmers add cover crops and conservation tillage in their farming systems

• Where are all the bees?

  Published on March 23, 2012
  Michigan fruit trees blooming a month early means that bees need to be here a month early, too. There are several issues affecting the movement of bees quickly into Michigan.

• Federal registratoin received for a new deer repellent

  Published on June 6, 2006
  

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – March 25, 2020

  Published on March 25, 2020
  With warmer weather in March, the snow has melted and plant growth is starting.

• East Michigan fruit update – June 12, 2018

  Published on June 12, 2018
  Strawberry harvest is underway across the region. Apples have thinned well for most growers, but some touchup hand-thinning will still be needed in several varieties. We are still in primary apple scab season.

• Field day will highlight fruit insect and disease research

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Visit the Trevor Nichols Research Center in Fennville, Michigan, on Oct. 1, 2019, to learn the results of 2019 field research by MSU fruit specialists.