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Michigan hop pest report – August 13, 2026

Published on August 14, 2026
Hopyards remain in a critical disease control period as cones develop.
Michigan chestnut crop report – August 13, 2026

Published on August 14, 2026
Continue to scout carefully and prepare for tissue testing as terminal growth slows.
Providing timely and relevant information to field crop growers through the Virtual Breakfast Series

Published on August 14, 2026
The Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series is a weekly morning webinar that provides timely crop and pest management updates and shares information to farmers, agribusiness professionals and others throughout the growing season.
Prevent late blight on tomatoes

Published on August 14, 2026
Late blight found on potatoes in Michigan and can infect tomatoes.
Mildew disease confirmed on cucumbers in Branch and St. Joseph counties

Published on August 14, 2026
Late plantings should be protected.
Improving Christmas Tree Production Through MSU Extension Winter Webinar Series

Published on August 13, 2026
With increasingly thin margins, growers continue to seek methods to decrease input costs, increase efficiency, diversify their cropping systems and look for new markets.
Michigan hop crop report – August 13, 2026

Published on August 13, 2026
Hop growers are preparing for harvest.
Bulletins Live! Two Tracker Report available now

Published on August 13, 2026
To raise awareness of pesticides currently impacted by the new EPA Bulletins Live! Two pesticide label directive, Michigan State University Extension will be generating a Bulletins Live! Two Tracker Report twice a month.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – August 13, 2026

Published on August 13, 2026
Seed and kernel fill are progressing in corn and soybeans. Late blight discovered in St. Joseph County.
Michigan vegetable crop report – August 12, 2026

Published on August 13, 2026
Melon, watermelon and sweet corn harvests are in full swing, with processing tomatoes close behind. Dry conditions are increasing pest pressure, while cucurbit downy mildew nears Michigan and vegetable diseases remain a concern.