• Fruit | Integrated Pest Management

• West central Michigan small fruit update – May 2, 2017

  Published on May 2, 2017
  Wet and cold weather is delaying growth and development in most small fruit crops, and is conducive for fungal infections during blueberry bloom.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 14, 2020

  Published on April 14, 2020
  Cold weather continues this week and these cold conditions have slowed plant, pest and disease development.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 19, 2022

  Published on July 19, 2022
  Hot, dry weather for the remainder of July.

• Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – May 9, 2013

  Published on May 9, 2013
  The last week has been ideal for spring fieldwork, but cool, wet weather in the forecast will likely slow progress.

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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 6, 2017

  Published on June 6, 2017
  Updates on growing degree-days, fruit development stages, apple scab, cherry leaf spot, fire blight, plum curculio, oriental fruit moth, codling moth and stone fruit borers.

• Growing Degree Days | Cherries

• Growing Degree Days | Apples

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  Agricultural Resiliency Program | Agricultural Resiliency Program

  A partnership among the Plant Coalition, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and MSU aimed at addressing long-term plant agriculture challenges related to water and extreme weather.

• Agriculture | Osceola County

• Reducing Land Application Incidents

  Published on February 19, 2021

  Reducing land application incidents – Leslie Johnson (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 26, 2022

  Published on April 26, 2022
  After a very warm weekend, expect a return to cold temperatures this week.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 19, 2022

  Published on April 19, 2022
  Snow at the beginning of the week, then warming to highs in the 70s on Thursday. Most apples are between 0.25- and 0.5-inch green.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 27, 2014

  Published on May 27, 2014
  Plum curculio egglaying should be starting. Blueberries are full bloom across the region and winter injury becomes easier to see as affected plants show poor growth.

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  Michigan vegetable crop report – August 27, 2025

  Published on August 28, 2025
  Farms are busy completing harvests while remaining mindful of vegetable pest management.

• Why you might not see many eastern tent caterpillars in 2013

  Published on July 25, 2013
  Much of Michigan has been experiencing a very low population of eastern tent caterpillars for the last few years.

• Regional reports on Michigan vegetables – May 9, 2012

  Published on May 9, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and vegetable updates for Michigan.

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  Effects of extreme heat on blueberry pollination

  Published on May 13, 2019
  If extreme heat hits again during bloom, be prepared.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – September 6, 2016

  Published on September 6, 2016
  Watch out for late-season apple pests.