Michigan vegetable crop report – May 14, 2025

Published on May 14, 2025
Field season has started off a normal pace for many growers, without too many weather-related issues throwing off schedules.

Understanding and Minimizing Cold Damage in Fruit Crops

Published on February 18, 2021

MI Ag Ideas to Grow With 2021 - Fruit Session: Review of winter and spring cold events, how cold damages plants, and measures growers can use to reduce the impact cold on their crops.

Not your mother’s Roundup

Published on May 8, 2025
The ingredients in Roundup branded products have changed. What does that mean for you?

Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 16, 2015

Published on June 16, 2015
Wet weather is hampering summer fruit harvest as well as insect and disease control efforts.

Michigan grape scouting report – August 9, 2023

Published on August 9, 2023
Veraison unfolds in northwest Michigan, initiating the harvest celebration.

Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 16, 2019

Published on July 16, 2019
Hot weather and no rain have rapidly dried the soils. Summer fruit harvest is well underway with blueberries, cherries and raspberries

Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 2, 2022

Published on August 2, 2022
Grapes are entering veraison. Fall bearing raspberries are beginning to color up ahead of harvest.

Identifying and preventing freeze damage in fall vegetables

Published on October 4, 2019
Recent frost advisories are relevant for late-season vegetables.

Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 10, 2019

Published on September 10, 2019
Apple harvest is picking up steam.

Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – July 7, 2020

Published on July 7, 2020
SWD populations are active and growers should be protecting susceptible crops.

Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 28, 2022

Published on June 28, 2022
Raspberry harvest is underway. Blueberry and tart cherry harvests will begin soon.

Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 23, 2023

Published on May 23, 2023
Plum curculio damage is being seen. Oriental fruit moth and codling moth flight is underway. Grape berry moth biofix is expected soon.

Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – June 30, 2020

Published on June 30, 2020
Hot weather is here and SWD populations are rising; growers should begin protecting susceptible crops.

Michigan hop scouting report for May 26, 2015

Published on May 28, 2015
Frost and freeze weather events set hop bines back in some Michigan locations last week. Most varieties tolerate frost well and undamaged bines have continued to expand.

Grand Rapids area tree fruit update –July 9, 2024

Published on July 9, 2024
Peach harvest is underway in the area.

Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 11, 2020

Published on August 11, 2020
A derecho blew across the region leaving damage in its wake. Relatively minor damage to fruit plantings. Some fruit, trees and limbs down in orchards and blueberry fields, and some broken trellis posts in grape vineyards.

Protect strawberries from foliar diseases after renovation

Published on July 15, 2015
Keep leaves of perennial strawberry beds healthy by removing old leaves at renovation and applying fungicides as needed to control foliar diseases into fall.