College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 25, 2019

  Published on September 25, 2019
  Gala and Honeycrisp need to be top priorities for all fresh market producers in the region this week. Jonagold and Golden Delicious harvest is quickly approaching.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Growers are harvesting Golden Delicious and eyeballing Red Delicious. Empire harvest is mostly wrapped up.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 23, 2019

  Published on October 23, 2019
  The 2019 apple harvest is winding down in the Grand Rapids area.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 25, 2019

  Published on September 25, 2019
  First harvest of early blocks of Honeycrisp and Gala will begin soon.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Red Delicious and Ida Red harvests in the area are nearly done. Evercrisp, Rome, Fuji, Winesap and Braeburn will finish up the season.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11 ,2019

  Published on September 11, 2019
  Early apple varieties need to be harvested quickly to avoid over-maturity and soft fruit with the incoming heat. The harvest window of prominent varieties seems to be trending towards overlap this year.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Gala, second picking of Honeycrisp and Early Fuji are being harvested at most apple orchards across east Michigan. McIntosh harvest has been wrapped up at most farms, except those treated with ReTain.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Growers are harvesting a few Red Delicious strains, but there are several other varieties that have jumped ahead of Red Delicious in terms of maturity.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019

  Published on September 11, 2019
  Harvest of early season varieties has begun in northwest Michigan.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Gala harvest is winding down and Honeycrisp orchards need to be cleaned up as quickly as possible. Golden Delicious, Empire and Jonagold harvest is underway.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Jonagold and Golden Delicious harvests are winding down, and Red Delicious is being targeted next.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Gala harvest is winding down and Honeycrisp harvest continues in southwest Michigan.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Growers took advantage of this week’s sunny and dry weather, which was ideal for picking crews.

• Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Early apple variety harvest is finishing up with Gala harvest on tap for next week.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Apple harvest is later than normal this season.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019

  Published on September 4, 2019
  Gala and McIntosh varieties from east Michigan orchards were analyzed for maturity this week. Neither are not ready to begin harvest.

• Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019

  Published on October 9, 2019
  Red Delicious harvest is finishing up, with Fuji and Ida Red next in line.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019

  Published on September 18, 2019
  McIntosh, Early Fuji and Jonathan are ready for harvest at most locations and will be picked in the next several days. Gala is moving slowly and has been passed by Honeycrisp on some farms.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Growers are hustling to finish Golden Delicious and are looking to get into Red Delicious by the end of the week. Idared and Fuji harvest will begin in the second half of next week.

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 28, 2019

  Published on August 28, 2019
  Harvest is going to be late this year, so don’t let your calendar trick you into picking too soon.