MSU Extension Vegetables

News

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  East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 19, 2020

  Published on August 19, 2020
  Harvests are well underway in all crops, and some older fields and rows are being shut down.

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  Michigan’s Cucumber Crunch, a summertime farm to institution celebration

  Published on August 14, 2020
  Serve Michigan cucumbers during August to celebrate the Crunch.

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  Southeast Michigan vegetable update – August 12, 2020

  Published on August 12, 2020
  Harvest continues for a wide variety of crops. Opportunistic bugs and diseases are taking advantage of tomatoes and peppers with physiological issues.

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  East Michigan vegetable update – August 12, 2020

  Published on August 12, 2020
  A beautiful week ahead for harvesting. Many crops are high yielding this season.

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  Western bean cutworm at peak flight in northeast Michigan

  Published on August 10, 2020
  High flight numbers recorded across region, growers are encouraged to scout and consider control.

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  Providing particulars on a pair of produce safety programs

  Published on August 6, 2020
  Implementing food safety practices on fruit and vegetable farms has been challenging. In response, a lot of different programs have sprung up to help. Let’s review a few programs that often are confused.

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  East Michigan vegetable regional report – Aug. 5, 2020

  Published on August 5, 2020
  Lots of harvesting going on through wet conditions.

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  West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 5, 2020

  Published on August 5, 2020
  It’s go time for foliar disease management in many of our vegetables, and insects are still out and about.

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  Southwest Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 5, 2020

  Published on August 5, 2020
  Rain on Aug. 1 and 2 was a relief for non-irrigated crops.

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  Southeast Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 5, 2020

  Published on August 5, 2020
  Rain brings relief to our dry area. Disease and insect issues continue to pop up.