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• Great Lakes Expo posters 2012

  Published on February 22, 2016
  

• Orchard & Vineyard Show Presentations

  Published on February 22, 2016
  Presentations from the Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show

• Apple maturity program and reports

  Published on August 28, 2013
  

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  Apple Cultivars for Production of Hard Cider in Michigan (E3364)

  Published on December 15, 2017
  This bulletin reviews existing information on cider apple cultivars evaluated for production in Michigan and provides additional trait information for other potential cider apple cultivars.

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  Cherry Orchard Floor Management: Improve Profit and Stewardship (E2890)

  Published on November 23, 2015
  Cherry Orchard Floor Management: Opportunities to Improve Profit and Stewardship

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  Building a Sustainable Future: Ecologically Based Farming Systems (E2983)

  Published on October 27, 2015
  A publication about natural systems and how they affect one's management practices.

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  Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Perennial Agricultural Crops (E3295)

  Published on November 23, 2015
  Scouting and monitoring for pests is a critical step in quantifying potential damage that can be caused by a pest and aids in determining if intervention to control the pest is warranted.

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  A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Michigan Apples (E2720)

  Published on November 11, 2015
  A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Michigan Apples. This plastic-coated scouting guide with its 3.25" X 5.0" pages fits in your pocket for easy use in the apple orchard.

• 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.

• An apple a day!

  Published on August 14, 2013
  Can an apple a day keep the doctor away?

• An early-season copper application will help avoid feeling “the blues” about diseases

  Published on March 19, 2012
  Learn the benefits and cautions of using copper for disease control on apples early in the season.

• Root pruning apple trees to control excessive vigor in 2011

  Published on May 3, 2011
  Some guidelines for trying this technique in your orchard.

• Bitterpit control in apples

  Published on April 19, 2011
  Low calcium levels are the source of bitterpit in apples.

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  Apples and the science behind them

  Published on September 20, 2018
  Crisp Michigan apples are ready for picking and eating. Let’s learn some plant science at the dinner table—apples edition!

• Fire blight risk reduced temporarily

  Published on May 16, 2011
  Current weather conditions have reduced the risk of fire blight infection, but it is still essential to keep shoot blight under control.

• Fire blight risks high in apples in East Michigan

  Published on May 12, 2011
  Warm temperatures and thunderstorms this week bring on the threat of fire blight.

• Moving toward high density apple systems: Pruning and training demonstration on March 20

  Published on March 8, 2012
  Why growers should be moving towards high density systems, and a hands-on demonstration in northwest Michigan for pruning and training tall spindle systems.

• Michigan apple maturity reports – September 21, 2011

  Published on September 21, 2011
  Each week, MSU Extension educators test apples for maturity in their region and report the status.

• Oxytetracycline for fire blight control: Use restrictions on the Mycoshield label

  Published on April 6, 2012
  Oxytetracycline is an antibiotic used for controlling blossom blight. Growers should note that there are use restrictions on the label of one of the oxytetraycline formulations available in Michigan.

• Apple scion and rootstock selection and planning for Michigan

  Published on April 1, 2008