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Southeast Michigan vegetable update – July 22, 2020

Published on July 22, 2020
High dewpoints and overcast skies promote disease development.
MSU scientist recognized for outstanding work in soil physics

Published on July 21, 2020
Sasha Kravchenko, a professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, has received the Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award from the Soil Science Society of America.
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 21, 2020

Published on July 21, 2020
Summer pest and crop concerns for apples.
Youn accepted to marine policy fellowship

Published on July 21, 2020
So-Jung Youn, a PhD candidate in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, receives a John A Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – July 21, 2020

Published on July 21, 2020
Spotted wing Drosophila populations have begun to surge. Growers must protect susceptible crops.
The virtual coffee break with the MSU Extension Dairy team podcast is back

Published on July 21, 2020
Join us for season two of this informative program that presents interviews with farmers, researchers, and industry experts in a new accessible format.
Annual entrepreneurship conference provides solutions to rural communities in advance of pandemic

Published on July 21, 2020
City of Alma, Mich. adopts rural connectivity solution in advance of the pandemic allowing students to access the web while being confined to learning from home.
Fisheries and Wildlife postdoc earns award for outstanding paper in landscape ecology

Published on July 21, 2020
Postdoc Ian McCullough won an award for "Outstanding Paper in Landscape Ecology" from the International Association for Landscape Ecology for his work on the threat U.S. lakes face from wildfires.
East Michigan fruit update – July 21, 2020

Published on July 21, 2020
Two precipitation events moved over the region in the past week, bringing some much-needed relief to drought. Summer red and black raspberry and blueberry harvest continues.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 21, 2020

Published on July 21, 2020
Berry harvest continues. Peach and plum harvests have begun. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are starting to climb.