Resources

Which organisms benefit from biochar: microbes, weeds, or conifer seedlings?

Published on July 29, 2018
Biochars show promise as soil amendments because they can help improve crop yields by increasing soil moisture content and nutrient retention, but some studies have shown that decreases in plant growth can also occur.
Ornamental Horticulture: Increasing Profitability and Sustainability of Michigan’s Ornamental Plant Industry

Published on December 22, 2016
Climate, soils and a centralized location to markets make Michigan a national leader in producing greenhouse-grown plant material, landscape nursery stock and Christmas trees.
Ornamental Horticulture: Programming to Increase Profitability and Sustainability of Michigan’s Ornamental Plant Industry

Published on December 22, 2016
Climate, soils and a centralized location to markets make Michigan a national leader in producing greenhouse-grown plant material, landscape nursery stock and Christmas trees.
Christmas tree production

Published on March 21, 2016
Getting started with growing and marketing Christmas trees
Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Perennial Agricultural Crops

Published on November 23, 2015
Scouting and monitoring for pests is a critical step in quantifying potential damage that can be caused by a pest and aids in determining if intervention to control the pest is warranted.
A Pocket Guide for IPM Weed Identification in Christmas Tree

Published on November 11, 2015
This is an IPM guide for weed identification in Christmas trees.
Christmas Tree Pest Manual

Published on November 11, 2015
This manual can help you identify and control damaging Christmas tree pests in the North Central region of the United States. Most of the information also applies to the northeastern states and to the southern portions of Canada.
Michigan Fresh: Michigan Christmas Trees

Published on November 9, 2015
Christmas trees offer consumers a great opportunity to buy local because Michigan ranks as the third leading producer in the nation.
Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States (NCR607)

Published on October 26, 2015
Accurate weed identification is the first step in a successful weed management program. Weed species respond differently to different management strategies.
Growing Michigan Agriculture Proceedings

Published on January 24, 2013
Proceedings from the Growing Michigan Agriculture Conference, held Jan. 24, 2013 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich.