The tiny city of Fennville, Michigan has served as home base for Crane Orchards since the 19th century, with operations dating back to the 1880s. Now on their sixth generation of farmers, the property earns abundant local acclaim, thanks to their on-site restaurant and pie shop. The fall s...
With fall just around the corner, Michigan’s orchards are opening their orchards for some prime apple-picking adventures. Whether you're in mid-Michigan or itching for a day trip to the southeast, western, or northern regions, you'll find a variety of apples just waiting to be plucked fro...
U-Pick Apple Orchards in Michigan What's awesome is that lots of orchards have a variety of apples available, making it very likely that they will have something you'll like. And whether you want to pick them by the bag or the bushel, they've got you covered. Plus, they usually ...
To test this hypothesis, I am quantifying composition and abundance of the insect community, composition and abundance of the bat community, diet of captured bats, and levels of ultrasonic activity within four organic and four conventional orchards in southern Michigan. An ultrasonic detector (Ana...
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Though it’s an excellent choice for cider production, it’s currently only found in specialized orchards. Black Oxford Black Oxford apple trees sport light pink flowers in the spring, making it an enjoyable selection as an ornamental. But this Maine variety is also an all-purpose variety with...
“We’re going to start harvesting around August 1 or a little before that,” said Mark Boyer, chairman of the U.S. Apple Commission and a part owner of Ridgetop Orchards, an apple grower based in Fishertown, Pennsylvania. “We’re not going to know until we’re all in the thick of...
Historically, orchards held 600-700 apple trees an acre, but most are now high producing dwarf trees, which are more compact. Growers plant 1, 200-1, 500 trees per acre. Working with the Department of Agriculture Kan found a new hidden apple virus in the infected trees. But they cannot ...
Spicer Orchards (Fenton, Michigan) Spicer Orchards Spicer Orchards in Fenton has been a family-owned and operated establishment for five generations. Spicers started their first farm near Detroit in the early 1920s, and after years of hard work, they relocated to the Hartland farm in 1967. ...
1973. A model study of acaricide resistance, spider mites outbreaks, and biological control patterns in Michigan apple orchards. Environ. Entomol. 2: 633-638.Croft BA, McGroarty DL (1973) A model study of acaricide resistance, spider mite outbreaks, and biological control patterns in Michigan ...