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Michigan Vegetable Crop Report – August 27, 2025

By Benjamin Phillips and Benjamin Werling et.al

Weather

This week’s forecast calls for:

  • Showers and thundershowers likely south Thursday, Aug. 28. Fair, dry and gradually warmer Friday through early next week.
  • High temperatures in the 60s Thursday, warming to the 70s to low 80s by early next week. Lows generally in the 40s Friday morning, warming into the 50s by early next week.
  • Medium range outlooks for the second week of September call for cooler than normal mean temperatures and normal to above normal rainfall totals.

New vegetable weed science professor

Josh Miranda, PhD, has started as an assistant professor and specialist in fruit and vegetable weed control at Michigan State University (MSU). He will be conducting research on specialty crop weed management.

Source : msu.edu

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