News
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East Michigan vegetable update – July 8, 2020
Published on July 8, 2020
Dry weather is showing its effects on some crops.
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West central Michigan vegetable update – July 8, 2020
Published on July 8, 2020
Keep tabs on insect pests in a hot, dry year.
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Southeast Michigan vegetable update – July 8, 2020
Published on July 8, 2020
A brief break from the heat is on the horizon, but the pests and plant stress may linger.
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Michigan potato late blight forecast – July 8, 2020
Published on July 8, 2020
No late blight reported. Weather-based risk low to moderate throughout Michigan.
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Southwest Michigan vegetable update – July 8, 2020
Published on July 8, 2020
Dry, hot weather has hindered final transplanting.
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West central Michigan vegetable update – July 1, 2020
Published on July 2, 2020
It is a good year for pests that like hot weather.
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Monitoring and managing cucumber downy mildew
Published on July 1, 2020
Mary Hausbeck, University Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist in the Michigan State University Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, develops biosurveillance tools to combat an aggressive cucumber pathogen.
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East Michigan vegetable update – July 1, 2020
Published on July 1, 2020
Irrigate! The next two weeks call for hot and dry weather.
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Southwest Michigan vegetable update – July 1, 2020
Published on July 1, 2020
Downy mildew is still a concern, but so could powdery mildew.
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Southeast Michigan vegetable update – July 1, 2020
Published on July 1, 2020
It has been hot, and it will stay hot. Be on the lookout for downy mildew, thrips, aphids and spider mites.
