Nikki Rothwell
Contact Me
Extension Specialist and NWMHRC Coordinator
Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center
Phone:
231-946-1510
Email:
rothwel3@msu.edu
Related Work
Authored Articles
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2024, June 25, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 18, 2024, June 18, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 11, 2024, June 11, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 4, 2024, June 4, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 28, 2024, May 29, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 14, 2024, May 14, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 7, 2024, May 7, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 23, 2024, April 23, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 16, 2024, April 16, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 9, 2024, April 9, 2024
- Early season reminders for key application timings of dormant and delayed-dormant fruit sprays, April 3, 2024
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 2, 2024, April 2, 2024
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – October 11, 2023, October 12, 2023
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – October 4, 2023, October 4, 2023
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 28, 2023, September 28, 2023
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 20, 2023, September 20, 2023
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 13, 2023, September 13, 2023
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 6, 2023, September 6, 2023
- Michigan apple harvest prediction dates for 2023, August 9, 2023
- Obliquebanded leafroller management in tree fruits, June 14, 2023
- New tart cherry cost of production study available now, December 13, 2022
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 28, 2022, September 28, 2022
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 21, 2022, September 21, 2022
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 14, 2022, September 14, 2022
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 7 2022, September 7, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – August 9, 2022, August 9, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – August 2, 2022, August 2, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 25, 2022, July 25, 2022
- Northwest michigan fruit update – July 13, 2022, July 14, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 28, 2022, June 28, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 21, 2022, June 21, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 14, 2022, June 14, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 7, 2022, June 7, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 31, 2022, May 31, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 24, 2022, May 24, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 17, 2022, May 17, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 10, 2022, May 10, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 3, 2022, May 3, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 26, 2022, April 26, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 19, 2022, April 19, 2022
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 12, 2022, April 12, 2022
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 22, 2021, September 22, 2021
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 15, 2021, September 15, 2021
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 8, 2021, September 8, 2021
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 1, 2021, September 1, 2021
- Northwest Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 24, 2021, August 24, 2021
- West central Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 10, 2021, August 10, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 27, 2021, July 27, 2021
- West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 27, 2021, July 27, 2021
- West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 20, 2021, July 20, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 20, 2021, July 20, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 13, 2021, July 14, 2021
- Time for spotted wing Drosophila management in berry and cherry crops, July 9, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 6, 2021, July 7, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 29, 2021, June 29, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 22, 2021, June 22, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 15, 2021, June 15, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 8, 2021, June 8, 2021
- Summer options for controlling San Jose scale in Michigan tree fruit crops, June 4, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 1, 2021, June 1, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 25, 2021, May 25, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 18, 2021, May 18, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 11, 2021, May 11, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 4, 2021, May 4, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 27, 2021, April 27, 2021
- Recordings of the 2021 Statewide Tree Fruit Webinar Series are now available, April 20, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 20, 2021, April 20, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 13, 2021, April 13, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 6, 2021, April 6, 2021
- Northwest Michigan fruit update - March 30, 2020, March 30, 2021
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 21, 2020, October 21, 2020
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 14, 2020, October 14, 2020
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020, October 7, 2020
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 30, 2020, September 30, 2020
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 30, 2020, September 23, 2020
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 16, 2020, September 16, 2020
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 9, 2020, September 9, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 1, 2020, September 2, 2020
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 2, 2020, September 2, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 18, 2020, August 18, 2020
- Northwest Michigan Fruit Update – Aug. 11, 2020, August 11, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 4, 2020, August 4, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 28, 2020, July 28, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 21, 2020, July 23, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 14, 2020, July 14, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 7, 2020, July 7, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 30, 2020, June 30, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 23, 2020, June 23, 2020
- San Jose Scale crawler emergence beginning in Michigan tree fruit, June 23, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 16, 2020, June 16, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 9, 2020, June 9, 2020
- Low cost spray program for tart cherry diseases, June 9, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 2, 2020, June 2, 2020
- Effectively controlling plum curculio in stone and pome fruits, May 28, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 26, 2020, May 26, 2020
- A long wetting period could be the start of cherry leaf spot infections for 2020, May 19, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 19, 2020, May 19, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 12, 2020, May 12, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 5, 2020, May 5, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 28, 2020, April 28, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 21, 2020, April 21, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 14, 2020, April 14, 2020
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 7, 2020, April 7, 2020
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019, October 17, 2019
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 9, 2019, October 9, 2019
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 2, 2019, October 2, 2019
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 25, 2019, September 25, 2019
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 18, 2019, September 18, 2019
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019, September 11, 2019
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 4, 2019, September 4, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019, August 13, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2019, July 30, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 23, 2019, July 23, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 16, 2019, July 16, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 9, 2019, July 9, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 2, 2019, July 3, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2019, June 25, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit report – June 18, 2019, June 18, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 11, 2019, June 11, 2019
- Intensive Fire Blight Fruit School is June 17 at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center, June 4, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 4, 2019, June 4, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 28, 2019, May 28, 2019
- Tart cherry fruit removal and diversion credits impacts on crop insurance, May 28, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 21, 2019, May 21, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 14, 2019, May 14, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 7, 2019, May 7, 2019
- Michigan Tree Fruit Industry set to Improve global position, May 1, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 30, 2019, April 30, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit report – April 23, 2019, April 23, 2019
- ReTain trial in Balaton tart cherry and Regina sweet cherry, April 23, 2019
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 16, 2019, April 16, 2019
- Registration for orchard floor management workshop closes April 5, April 1, 2019
- Support Armillaria research by taking brief survey, October 24, 2018
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 10, 2018, October 10, 2018
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 3, 2018, October 3, 2018
- Cultural management strategies to reduce orchard suitability for spotted wing Drosophila, September 28, 2018
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 26, 2018, September 26, 2018
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 19, 2018, September 19, 2018
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 12, 2018, September 12, 2018
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 5, 2018, September 5, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 21, 2018, August 21, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – August 7, August 7, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – August 7, 2017, August 7, 2018
- Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center annual open house set for Aug. 23, July 26, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update - July 17, 2018, July 17, 2018
- Spotted wing Drosophila update for cherry growers – July 13, 2018, July 13, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update - July 10, 2018, July 10, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update - July 3, 2018, July 3, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 26, 2018, June 26, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 19, 2018, June 19, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 12, 2018, June 12, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 5, 2018, June 5, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 22, 2018, May 22, 2018
- How to manage brine cherries that will not be harvested in 2018, May 11, 2018
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 8, 2018, May 8, 2018
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report — Sept. 27, 2017, September 27, 2017
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 20, 2017, September 20, 2017
- Hot, hot apple harvest concerns, September 20, 2017
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report — Sept. 13, 2017, September 13, 2017
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 8, 2017, August 8, 2017
- Managing spotted wing Drosophila in cherries at harvest time, July 12, 2017
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 11, 2017, July 11, 2017
- Potential for spotted wing Drosophila infestation in dropped cherries, June 29, 2017
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 20, 2017, June 20, 2017
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 6, 2017, June 6, 2017
- Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 2, 2017, May 2, 2017
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 28, 2016, September 28, 2016
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 14, 2016, September 14, 2016
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 26, 2016, July 26, 2016
- How to manage unharvested or diverted cherries, July 25, 2016
- Navigating diversion, crop insurance and NAP decisions for damaged tart cherries, July 25, 2016
- Considerations for hail-damaged cherries after storms, July 12, 2016
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 5, 2016, July 5, 2016
- Monitoring for spotted wing Drosophila larvae in cherries before entering processing facility, June 28, 2016
- Ethephon on cherries, June 28, 2016
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 7, 2016, June 7, 2016
- Using gibberellic acid to manage crop load in cherries, May 31, 2016
- Timing trunk sprays for the borer complex in cherries, May 31, 2016
- Apogee application time in apples, May 24, 2016
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 24, 2016, May 24, 2016
- Clarifications about using the insecticide Belt, May 16, 2016
- ReTain use to increase sweet cherry yields, May 3, 2016
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 26, 2016, April 26, 2016
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 30, 2015, September 30, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 18, 2015, August 18, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 4, 2015, August 4, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 28, 2015, July 28, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 14, 2015, July 14, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 30, 2015, June 30, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 16, 2015, June 16, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 2, 2015, June 2, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 19, 2015, May 19, 2015
- Chlorothalonil use for pre-shuck split cherry leaf spot control, May 15, 2015
- European brown rot control in tart cherries for 2015, May 5, 2015
- Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 5, 2015, May 5, 2015
- Northwest Michigan Fruit Regional Report - April 21, 2015, April 21, 2015
- Friendly reminder for growers to fill out the spotted wing Drosophila survey, November 12, 2014
- Spotted wing Drosophila monitoring effort evaluation for 2014, October 21, 2014
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – October 8, 2014, October 8, 2014
- Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 24, 2014, September 24, 2014
Articles Featuring
- MSU researchers seeking solutions for spotted wing drosophila, April 24, 2023
- A fruitful partnership, September 9, 2021
- Michigan apple growers see threat of climate change crisis through spread of fire blight, June 8, 2021
- How climate change may be affecting the future of apples, June 7, 2021
- Michigan State University researchers lead $5.2 million grant to investigate management strategies for fire blight, September 3, 2020
- From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows, April 30, 2019
- Dates on a tandem bike inspired this Northern Michigan upscale cidery, August 16, 2018
- Researcher Q&A: Nikki Rothwell, November 7, 2016
- Spotted wing drosophila proves formidable fruit foe, November 7, 2016
- Ginger Zee of ABC News visited Traverse City to talk cherries, hops with MSU researchers, August 23, 2016
Authored Documents
- 2024 Predicted Apple Harvest Dates – Northwest Michigan Region, August 1, 2024
- 2023 Predicted Apple Harvest Dates – Northwest Michigan Region, August 9, 2023
- Michigan Tart Cherry Cost of Production Study 2022, December 6, 2022