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MSU fruit educators Mike Reinke, Mark Longstroth, and Bill Shane provided an update on fruit crops for the SW Michigan region for the week of April 11th, 2021. Special guest, MSU research TIm Miles…
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Recording of the June 29 SW Michigan IPM Update Music: https://www.bensound.com
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Recording of the June 22 SW Michigan IPM Update Music: https://www.bensound.com
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Recording of the June 15 SW Michigan IPM Update Music: https://www.bensound.com
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Keith Mason walks us through the Enviroweather website, and how to use the grape berry moth model. Also a sneak peek at the new Enviroweather website, coming soon!
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Jeff Andresen gives an update on the weather conditions around grape bloom and forecasts into the summer.
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Recording of the June 8 SW Michigan IPM Update Music: https://www.bensound.com
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Paolo Sabbatini talks about vine balance, canopy efficiency, and viticultural techniques like shoot thinning and positioning for fruit quality.
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The vineyard sprayer is an essential piece of equipment. Mike Reinke covers how to calibrate your sprayer to get the most out of pesticide applications.
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Grape disease management is crucial around bloom. Tim Miles covers grape diseases including downy mildew, fungicide resistance, and new product registrations.
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Rufus Isaacs covers early season insect pests in MI vineyards, including grape tumid gallmaker, potato leafhopper, phylloxera, and others.
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A warm, wet week caused rapid plant development and insect activity. We also discuss the carbohydrate model for apple thinning. Music: https://www.bensound.com
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Weed management and herbicide label changes are covered by Dr. Sushila Chaudhari from the MSU Department of Horticulture
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Dr. Jeff Andresen from the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences gives an update of current weather and longer range forecasts for the season.
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