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2020 Message from the Coordinator

Published on July 17, 2020
A message from Project GREEEN coordinator James Kells.
Verifying a prototype risk model to help growers manage spotted wing drosophila in Michigan tart cherries

Published on July 17, 2020
Nikki Rothwell, coordinator of the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center, is working to develop an online risk model to help with spotted wing drosophila management.
Eroding away your economic and environmental progress

Published on July 17, 2020
Controlling erosion on your farm is good for the environment but also your pocketbook.
Development of critical tart cherry genomic and phenological resources for breeding purposes

Published on July 17, 2020
Courtney Hollender, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Horticulture, is sequencing the Montmorency tart cherry genome to identify traits that could be beneficial to breeding efforts.
Varietal susceptibility and chemical control of blueberry stem gall wasp in Michigan blueberries

Published on July 17, 2020
Rufus Isaacs, a professor in the MSU Department of Entomology, is testing chemical controls and the susceptibility of blueberry varieties to stem gall wasp.
Epidemiology, biology and population genetics of oak wilt

Published on July 17, 2020
Monique Sakalidis, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, is examining a devastating disease of oak trees known as oak wilt.
Central Michigan field crop update – July 16, 2020

Published on July 17, 2020
Crop, pest, financial and stress management update.
On-farm research can solve new disease problems facing onion and celery growers

Published on July 17, 2020
Mary Hausbeck, a University Distinguished Professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, is working to mitigate disease challenges in onions and celery.
Michael Kalwajtys learns more about the world around him through entomology

Published on July 16, 2020
Undergraduate student Michael Kalwajtys shares experiences with entomology and how its uniqueness offers endless opportunities to go outside and learn hands-on.
MSU virtual vegetable trial reviews for Saginaw Bay area

Published on July 16, 2020
Michigan State University Extension and MSU AgBioResearch held a virtual vegetable trial review for growers in the Thumb region July 29.