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Why Could the COVID-19 Cotton Crisis Lead to an Economic and Social Crisis in Mali

Published on July 6, 2020
This blog post assesses the current cotton crisis in Mali and its potential to wreak havoc on the country's social and economic status.
SEED SECURITY RESPONSE TO COVID - 19: now and beyond

Published on July 3, 2020
COVID-19 brings new challenges worldwide, including to smallholder farmers and their seed systems.
Michigan insects in the garden – Week 4: Mayflies

Published on July 2, 2020
The brief appearance of the mayfly.
West central Michigan vegetable update – July 1, 2020

Published on July 2, 2020
It is a good year for pests that like hot weather.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 2, 2020

Published on July 2, 2020
Summer has definitely arrived and the hot and dry weather is expected to advance, and in many cases stress, crop growth and development.
Book of Black entomologists’ memoirs shows young people the possibilities

Published on July 2, 2020
Book co-editor Willye Bryan says young Black people need to see individuals who look like them in the field of entomology as an incentive to choose the field as a career.
Pests without borders: Building and investing in a network to assure plant health

Published on July 1, 2020
Ray Hammerschmidt, professor & faculty coordinator of MSU Plant and Pest Diagnostics, works to build a national network to detect, diagnose and respond to plant health emergencies.
Vigilance against the invisible: building molecular tools to identify pathogens

Published on July 1, 2020
Monique Sakalids, assistant professor in the Forestry and Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences departments at MSU, builds molecular tools to help identify exotic and native pathogens that have the potential to cause plant health emergencies.
Tracking the spread of invaders that creep, crawl and destroy

Published on July 1, 2020
Howard Russell, an insect and arthropod diagnostician with MSU Diagnostic Services, identifies pests and solutions to assure plant health for Michigan growers and home owners.
Collaborating with farmers to help protect streams and rivers in Michigan

Published on July 1, 2020
The MSU Institute of Water Research provides research, tools and partnerships that help farmers with environmentally safe water management.