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

  Published on September 11, 2019
  Taffy apples and Galas are being targeted for harvest in southwest Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 17, 2018

  Published on October 17, 2018
  Harvest of Fuji, Rome and Braeburn is the focus in southwest Michigan.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019

  Published on September 11, 2019
  First harvest of early blocks of Honeycrisp and Gala will begin soon.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019

  Published on October 17, 2019
  First harvest of early blocks of Honeycrisp and Gala will begin soon.

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

  Published on October 2, 2019
  Apple harvest is in full swing in northwest Michigan.

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  Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Apple harvest is beginning in earnest and Honeycrisp are showing up in markets.

• 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.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 23, 2019

  Published on October 23, 2019
  Growers are quickly moving toward the end of apple harvest, finishing up this week on Red Delicious, Idared, Northern Spy, Crispin, EverCrisp, Fuji and Cameo.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Growers are quickly moving through Galas with Honeycrisp ready this week.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 10, 2018

  Published on October 10, 2018
  Wet conditions have slowed harvest and many of the blocks we select for maturity have been harvested.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Gala and Honeycrisp maturity has moved quickly in the last week, with some Honeycrisp being over-mature. Other varieties are maturing at their normal pace.

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  Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Maturity is moving along quickly and starch index readings have jumped in the past week. Color has also improved with the cooler temperatures.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 10, 2018

  Published on October 10, 2018
  Harvest is moving along quickly. Empire and Golden Delicious harvest is complete with Red Delicious harvest next. Northern Spy, Rome, Fuji and Crispin blocks are ready for or nearing harvest.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018

  Published on September 19, 2018
  Area growers are working their way through Honeycrisp and Jonagold apple harvest in southwest Michigan.

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

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Apple harvest continues to move along, and all varieties are fair game for picking. The region reported isolated first frost events this week.

• 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.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 21, 2019

  Published on August 21, 2019
  Don’t let the calendar date fool you into premature harvest of early apple varieties. West central Michigan apples are several days behind normal harvest dates this year.

• East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 25, 2019

  Published on September 25, 2019
  Jonathan and Jonagold are ready for harvest, and a few early strains of Golden Delicious on early sites are ready to be spot picked. Gala harvest has wrapped up at most farms, except those treated with ReTain.

• 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.

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

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