Fruits
New publication recommends grape rootstocks for Michigan
Michigan vineyard owners have a new bulletin, “Grape Rootstocks for Michigan” by Michigan State University Extension, to help with selecting rootstocks. This bulletin focuses on the use of grape rootstocks to suppress soil pests, control... more »
Cider association seeks research proposals
The U.S. Association of Cider Makers (USACM) has announced a call for research proposals for 2016. The USACM-funded Grant Program was developed after CiderCON attendees were surveyed about their interest in having more research conducted... more »
Annual Michigan cider contest to be held during Great Lakes EXPO
The 19th Annual Michigan Apple Cider Contest will be held during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO, scheduled for Dec. 8-10 in DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The cider... more »
Honeycrisp prices up; total apple dollars down
Retail prices for the consumer favorite Honeycrisp apple rose in October 2015, yet the total dollars apples contributed to the produce department fell by half a percent when comparing the same four weeks from 2014,... more »
Michigan Grape & Wine Conference Feb. 24-26
The Michigan Grape & Wine Conference will be held for the first time in southwest Michigan, Feb. 24-26 at the Kalamazoo Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites. The conference will be the hosting center for the... more »
Pruning mature trees in a semi-dwarf apple orchard
Apples are a long-lived perennial crop, thus most fruit farms have several blocks of trees that vary in age and size. Many orchard enterprises have adopted intensive (≥ 518 trees per acre) orchard systems over... more »
Bush named Grape and Wine program manager for Michigan
Peter Anastor, Division Director, Agriculture Development Division of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Devleopment (MDARD), has announced that Karel Bush has been selected as the Grape and Wine Program Manager on the staff of... more »
Spotted wing drosophila webinar for Michigan sweet and tart cherry growers
Michigan State University Extension and MSU AgBioResearch, along with the Michigan Cherry Committee, are hosting an online Zoom webinar on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn about the invasive... more »
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