Northern Michigan FruitNet 2018

Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center

Weekly Update

FruitNet Report – April 3, 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

4/3 Agriculture-Technology Night @ TC NewTech 4/11 Calibrating Sprayers for Success in Orchard

Systems Please RSVP to the NWMHRC at 231-946-1510 or

zingerk@msu.edu 4/24 IPM Kickoff NWMHRC, 4:30 – 8:00 PM

Tree Fruit IPM Kickoff and Pizza Party!

April 24, 2018 4:30 – 8:00 PM Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center

Register for the pizza party by April 19th!

Call 231-946-1510 or contact Emily Pochubay (pochubay@msu.edu) to register. Please join Michigan State University Extension at the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center on Tuesday, April 24 for our annual Tree Fruit IPM Kickoff! This year, we are pleased to offer a pizza party sponsored in part by the Grand Traverse Fruit Grower’s Council. Recent seasons have been challenging for tree fruit growers and we will host MSU Extension Health and Nutrition experts Suzanne Pish and Patricia Roth to discuss stress management at the Kickoff. Pish has led farmers across the state in techniques to manage farm stress, and Roth (based in Benzie County) provides local stress management support to farmers. The Kickoff will also feature several critical tree fruit pathology updates. Presenters from Dr. George Sundin’s lab will join us to discuss new information on fungicide sensitivity screening for cherry leaf spot and address brown rot management. Considerations for fire blight and apple scab will also be presented. Dr. Nikki Rothwell will provide a summary of key findings from our latest spotted wing drosophila research

to help growers prepare to manage this difficult pest in 2018. Lastly, we will provide a brief update on pesticide label changes, and considerations for managing old and new insect pests in 2018. This event is free of charge and pesticide recertification credits and certified crop advisor credits will be available. We are looking forward to kicking off the season and eating pizza with you! Agenda is forthcoming.

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Calibrating Sprayers for Success in Orchard Systems Benzie-Manistee Horticulture Society Michigan State University Extension Michigan State University Extension and the Benzie Manistee Horticulture Society are teaming up for a sprayer calibration/optimization workshop on April 11, 2018. This meeting will be held at the Blaine Christian Church, 7018 Putney Road, Arcadia, MI 49613. Registration opens at 9:30 and the educational sessions starts at 10am. We will discuss the importance of proper sprayer calibration and how optimizing a sprayer can improve coverage and control of important insects and diseases, such as spotted wing drosophila and cherry leaf spot. Mark Lederbuhr, Application Insight, LLC will lead a hands-on demonstration of proper sprayer calibration/optimization. We will also demonstrate a series of sprayers in cherry and apple orchards. This workshop is designed for growers and agrichemical consultants to better understand the value of calibration and to provide an opportunity to see hands-on sprayer calibration and how different sprayers can be adjusted to provide optimal spray coverage in different orchard systems. The cost for the event is $20, which includes lunch. Checks can be made out to the Benzie Manistee Horticulture Society. We also invite all attendees to stay for the Benzie Manistee Horticulture Society dinner and annual meeting, which will follow the educational sessions and will be held at Iron Fish Distillery, 14234 Dzuibanek Road, Thompsonville, MI 49683; the cost for the dinner is $15. We want to thank the sponsors of this event: Michigan State Horticulture Society, Crop Production Services Inc., Wilbur Ellis Company, and CHS Inc. We also want to thank our participating equipment vendors: Gillison’s Variety Fabrication, Precise Manufacturing, and Louis Gelder and Sons. Please RSVP to the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center to attend this meeting at 231-946-1510 or Zingerk@msu.edu.

Calibrating Sprayers for Success in Orchard Systems Benzie-Manistee Horticulture Society Michigan State University Extension

Blaine Christian Church 7018 Putney Road, Arcadia, MI 49613

April 11, 2018

9:30-10:00 Registration and morning refreshments 10:00-10:20 Importance of proper sprayer calibration Emily Pochubay, MSU Extension

10:20-10:45 Investigating spray coverage for spotted wing drosophila Dr. Nikki Rothwell, MSU Extension and MSU AgBioResearch 10:45-11:15 Understanding spray coverage for cherry leaf spot control with fungicide resistant isolates Dr. George Sundin, Dept. of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, MSU 11:15-11:55 Sprayer best practices: electronic eyes, rate controllers, towers,

deflectors, windmeters and the role they play in spray application Mark Ledebuhr, Application Insight, LLC 11:55-12:45 Lunch 12:45-1:45 Hands-on sprayer calibration and optimization: Learn how to tune your

sprayer to the canopy to increase ROI and reduce risk. In-row coverage before and after

Mark Ledebuhr, Application Insight, LLC 2:00-4:00 Demonstrating coverage in orchard systems using different sprayers: in-

canopy deposition evaluation and comparisons Gillison’s Variety Fabrication, Benzonia, MI Precise Manufacturing, Casnovia, MI Louis Gelder and Sons, Benton Harbor, MI Mark Ledebuhr, Application Insight, LLC 4:00 Adjourn 4:00-7:00 Benzie Manistee Horticulture Society Annual Meeting and Dinner Iron Fish Distillery, 14234 Dzuibanek Road, Thompsonville, MI 49683

We would like to thank our generous sponsors and vendors! Michigan State Horticulture Society

Crop Production Services, Inc. Wilbur Ellis Company

CHS, Inc. Gillison’s Variety Fabrication

Precise Manufacturing Louis Gelder and Sons

Please RSVP to the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center to attend this meeting at 231-946-1510 or zingerk@msu.edu.

MSU Extension programs and material are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status. Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities.

SITES OF INTEREST WEB SITES OF INTEREST: Farmer to Farmer – Connecting farmers, cultivating community http://www.f2fmi.com Insect and disease predictive information is available at: http://enviroweather.msu.edu/homeMap.php This issue and past issues of the weekly FruitNet report are posted on our website: http://www.canr.msu.edu/nwmihort/nwmihort_northern_michigan_fruit_net 60-Hour Forecast: http://www.agweather.geo.msu.edu/agwx/forecasts/fcst.asp?fileid=fous46ktvc Information on cherries: http://www.cherries.msu.edu/ Information on apples: http://apples.msu.edu/ Information on grapes: http://grapes.msu.edu