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Harnessing the power of cover crops in fruit systems

Published on June 21, 2024
When people think cover crops, they don’t usually picture orchards or berry fields. But cover crops can have potential benefits in nearly all cropping systems.
2023-24 Red de Aprendizaje: Monitoreo y mediciones forestales

Published on June 21, 2024
En este series de webinar, oradores Reynaldo, Percy, e Elvira presentan "Monitoreo y mediciones forestales: recopilación, interpretación y distribución de información sobre la cubierta forestal"
Guidelines for offering samples of food and beverage products at farmers markets

Published on June 21, 2024
Be sure you know these important food safety practices.
Insecticides found to be primary driver of butterfly decline

Published on June 20, 2024
The recently published study appeared in the journal PLOS ONE and features contributions from the Department of Agricultural Food and Resource Economics and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.
Announcing Defense Seminar: William Behling

Published on June 20, 2024
Accessing Crop Wild Relatives of Potato with a Focus on Solanum verrucosum and the 1EBN Species in the Tertiary Genepool
When beige beetles with orange legs start to take over your garden this summer

Published on June 20, 2024
A high population of rose chafers can do serious damage to plants in the landscape.
Tips for food businesses planning for fall

Published on June 20, 2024
Food businesses should start preparing for fall sales now.
The 2024 outlook for spotted wing drosophila in Michigan cherry orchards

Published on June 20, 2024
Warm and wet conditions have sparked early detection of spotted wing drosophila, which is likely to mean 2024 will be a challenging year for protecting fruit against this pest.
Identifying soybean reproductive growth stages

Published on June 20, 2024
Key management decisions are made during the reproductive growth stages in soybean, so being able to identify each stage is critical.
West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 19, 2024

Published on June 20, 2024
Tart cherries are turning from straw colored to red, and sweet cherry harvest may begin at the end of the week for early varieties.