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Michigan vegetable crop report – August 9, 2023

Published on August 9, 2023
Growers are controlling late-season pests and ensuring successful harvests.
Michigan vegetable crop report – August 2, 2023

Published on August 2, 2023
Growers are controlling late-season pests and ensuring successful harvests.
Michigan potato late blight update – August 2, 2023

Published on August 2, 2023
No late blight has been reported in Michigan. Elsewhere, late blight was reported in Yates County, New York and the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec Canada.
Cover crop considerations for vegetables

Published on August 2, 2023
Integrating cover crops into your vegetable rotation can offer many benefits for crop and soil health.
Thumb area farm succession planning workshop set for August 30, 2023

Published on August 2, 2023
Join us for a succession planning workshop at Saginaw Valley Extension and Research Center on Aug. 30. Speakers in the morning will be followed by time in the afternoon to work on your own farm’s succession plan.
Michigan vegetable crop report – July 26, 2023

Published on July 26, 2023
Downy mildew is spreading.
Michigan potato late blight update – July 20, 2023

Published on July 20, 2023
Late blight was reported in Ontario, Canada on July 18, 2023.
Michigan vegetable crop report – July 19, 2023

Published on July 19, 2023
Rains have brought on important diseases, some mid-season insects are flying, harvests are picking up.
Disease detected on cukes in Saginaw County: Several counties have positive cucurbit downy mildew spores in air samples

Published on July 19, 2023
All Michigan cucumber and melon growers should employ effective downy mildew fungicides immediately.
Bee Palooza

Published on July 18, 2023
After a three year hiatus, Bee Palooza 2023 returns. Presented by the Entomology Department at Michigan State University, Bee Palooza is a free event for all ages where everyone can “bee” a scientist.