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Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019
Published on October 17, 2019
Red Delicious and Ida Red harvests in the area are nearly done. Evercrisp, Rome, Fuji, Winesap and Braeburn will finish up the season. -
East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019
Published on October 17, 2019
Growers are harvesting a few Red Delicious strains, but there are several other varieties that have jumped ahead of Red Delicious in terms of maturity. -
West central Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019
Published on October 17, 2019
Growers are hustling to finish Golden Delicious and are looking to get into Red Delicious by the end of the week. Idared and Fuji harvest will begin in the second half of next week. -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 16, 2019
Published on October 17, 2019
First harvest of early blocks of Honeycrisp and Gala will begin soon. -
MSU resources to estimate corn maturity date and accurately determine corn growth stages as harvest approaches
Published on October 16, 2019
With the recent tough weather season for field crops, MSU Extension provides a variety of resources to help farmers estimate corn maturity and accurately determine corn growth stages as harvest approaches. -
Fall weed control reminders on late and prevent plant acres
Published on October 16, 2019
Recommendations for fall 2019 weed control that will set the stage for successful spring 2020 weed control -
Population study on dry beans
Published on October 15, 2019
What was the effect of planting population on dry bean yield at this location this year? -
Upcoming webinar will report on spotted wing Drosophila research
Published on October 15, 2019
National team studying the invasive fruit pest will focus on seasonal patterns and movement. -
Check your southern Michigan corn fields for tar spot, lodged corn and stalk strength now
Published on October 11, 2019
While many later planted corn fields may not suffer extreme yield losses, you should be monitoring all tar spot-infected fields for stalk strength. -
Deny the spotted lanternfly
Published on October 10, 2019
Two things you can do to help keep the spotted lanternfly out of nurseries and landscapes.