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East Michigan vegetable update – June 26, 2019

Published on June 26, 2019
Conditions for diseases are perfect, but the pathogen must be present to cause harm.
MSU Interior Design’s Kristy Kellom wins Best Student Design Poster Award at EDRA50

Published on June 26, 2019
Kristy Kellom, graduate student in environmental design won the first place for the Environmental Design and Research Association (EDRA) Student Design Poster Award at the EDRA50 conference in Brooklyn, NY, May 22-25, 2019.
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – June 26, 2019

Published on June 26, 2019
2019 Cool wet spring brought another slow start to spotted wing Drosophila, but now that warm weather is here, expect to begin protecting susceptible crops.
Southwest Michigan vegetable update – June 25, 2019

Published on June 26, 2019
Warm weather returns and we’ve got mixed feelings about that.
Green Science Adventure Camp: Monday

Published on June 25, 2019
Green Science Adventure Camp: Monday
West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 25, 2019

Published on June 25, 2019
Warmer weather brings increase in insect activity and more disease is showing up in tree fruits.
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 25, 2019

Published on June 25, 2019
Summer weather is finally here.
East Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2019

Published on June 25, 2019
The region is finally starting to dry out, even though many east Michigan growers saw another inch of precipitation in the last week. Strawberry harvest continues across the region with saskatoon and sweet cherry harvest to follow in the next week or so.
Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 25, 2019

Published on June 25, 2019
The weather is more summer-like, so fruit is sizing and sweet cherries are starting to color. Some diseases, like fire blight and cherry leaf spot, are a major concern at this time.
MSU Extension program on farm employee development

Published on June 25, 2019
Employee management is an area of concern for many farmers. Are you a farmer who has asked how can you become better at it? Want some practical advice that works? This Michigan State University Extension program was developed for you!