Link Section to Other Web Sites
- Fruit Sites, Etc.
- MSU Extension's Fruit Area of Expertise Web Site. Excellent information and links
- Enviroweather - Weather and IPM Information from MSU (new 3/14/06)
- Tart Cherry Integrated Orchard Management Program
- Art Mitchell Cherry Research Symposium Proceedings (new 2/3/06)
- Great Lakes Fruit Grower News articles.
- Cherry Bibliography from MSU (new 10/17/05)
- Grape Resources from MSU (new 4/27/04)
- Blueberry Resources from MSU (new 9/7/05)
- Virtual Orchard, It is a site for the dissemination of information on all aspects apple production.
- IDFTA, Home page for the International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association.
- WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center , Washington State University, Wenatchee, Washington.
- apple-crop@virtualorchard.net send a message with the word "subscribe" in the subject heading to join a bulletin board questions that arise in tree fruit production and research.
- West Virginia University Experiment Farm in Kearneysville. Diagnostic Keys to Major Insect and Disease Pests of the Mid-Atlantic Region.
- Cornell Fruit Information Page Information for commercial fruit growers
- Tree Fruit and Small Fruit Production Guides from Penn State
- Virginia Fruit Page from Virginia Polytechnic Inst.& State University
- Good Fruit Grower from Washington state
- Facts for Fancy Fruit from Purdue.
- University of Vermont Apple Orchard
- Plant & Pest Advisory Newsletters from Rutgers.
- Articles written by Dr. Ron Perry from MSU Dept of Horticulture
- MSU Tree Fruit Pathology - Dr. Alan L. Jones (Retired)
- Articles written by Dr. Greg Lang from MSU Dept of Horticulture
- The Pollination Home Page has info on pollination services etc.
- The Balaton® Home Page has information about this tart cherry
- Spray Mixture Compatibility Table from Penn State
- Frost / Freeze Articles from the 2002 Season
- Protecting Bees from Pesticides from Ohio State University
- Fruit Pollination Articles from MSU (new 4/17/06)
- Art Mitchell Cherry Research Symposium Proceedings
- Labor
- Agricultural Labor from the Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Program
- Human Resource Information for Agriculture by Dr. Vera Bitsch, Dept of Ag. Econ., MSU
- Agricultural Employers Checklist (pdf) by Nancy Harms, Dr. Vera Bitsch of MSU
- Weather
- MSU's Agricultural Weather Office (MSUAWO) provides growing degree day information (current totals, projections, and historical data with averages), precipitation totals, forecasts, and other weather data available on state and regional basis.
- 60 Hour Forecast for Traverse City, MI
- Current Weather Conditions (updated hourly) for the NW Michigan Horticultural Research Station
- Great Lakes Regional Radar, weather image for NW Michigan.
- Michigan State University's Wind Energy Website
- IPM
- Tart Cherry Integrated Orchard Management Program
- Cat Alerts, Fruit pest and crop newsletter
- Special pesticide labels for Michigan Fruit
- The home of IPM information at Michigan State University.
- MSU Pesticide Education Program, Information on pesticide applicator certification and online manuals
- Scaffolds. Fruit IPM news from Cornell, New York.
- MSU Biocontrol Web Site Information and Links
- Kellogg Biological Station Cover Crop Web Site
- Bulletins
- Bulletins Educational materials currently available for ordering from MSU.
- Plum Pox Detection Guide E-2718 (171k PDF file)
- Michigan Fruit Management Guide E-154
- Friends
- Cherry Marketing Institute
- Cherry Industry Adm. Board
- Michigan Apple Committee
- Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council
- National Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation
- Michigan Dept of Agriculture
- USDA
- MSU Home Page
- MSU Extension Home Page
- Michigan Agriculture Experiment Station
- MSU Dept of Horticulture
- MSU and NMC Applied Plant Science Program
- Michigan State Horticultural Society
- Michigan Farm Radio Network
- National Cherry Festival
- Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Gray and Company a.k.a Cherryman
- Grand Traverse Conservation District
- NW Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program
- Parallel 45 Vines and Wines
- Agricultural Marketing Resource Center for value added agricultural groups
- County Extension Offices and Experiment Stations
Bill Klein, kleinw@msu.edu
Last Revised: 5-1-06 (and all links checked)