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Blossom blight management for upcoming warm conditions
Published on May 21, 2019
The combination of bloom and warm temperatures significantly raises the risk of fire blight infection in Michigan apple and pear orchards. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 21, 2019
Published on May 21, 2019
Warm weather moved fruit quickly. Apple bloom is ending. Blueberries and strawberries are blooming now. -
Study scrutinizes global tourism’s push and pull
Published on May 21, 2019
Tourists have become international jetsetters, bringing the promise of prosperity, threats to the nature they come to experience and lots of questions about how to strike a balance. The key: What drives tourism? -
Preparing for gall wasp emergence in blueberry fields
Published on May 21, 2019
Enviroweather model predicts blueberry gall wasp emergence starting later this week. -
A primer for Streptomycin, Kasumin and Oxytetracycline use for fire blight management
Published on May 21, 2019
Streptomycin, Kasumin and oxytetracycline are registered for blossom blight control on pome fruit in the U.S. Informational summaries about these antibiotics and their use patterns are explained. -
Economic considerations of replacing existing wheat with corn or soybeans
Published on May 21, 2019
Understanding the potential of harvesting the year's harvest of wheat, and how to make sure the harvest is successful. -
Teens have the most valuable component to accumulating wealth
Published on May 21, 2019
Investing early in life delivers the most valuable component to investing—time. -
West central Michigan small fruit update – May 21, 2019
Published on May 21, 2019
Pollination, stem gall wasp, fruitworm and disease management are main priorities for blueberry growers that require time and resources this time of year. -
East Michigan fruit update – May 21, 2019
Published on May 21, 2019
Apple bloom is winding down in the southern few tiers of east Michigan counties. We are finally seeing bloom in strawberries across the region. -
West central Michigan tree fruit update – May 21, 2019
Published on May 21, 2019
Stone fruit is in bloom, apples are at pink and early insect activity is picking up. -
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 21, 2019
Published on May 21, 2019
Apples in the Ridge are in full bloom. -
2019 Spring Farm Sprouts - Week #4 Wednesday PM
Published on May 20, 2019
2019 Spring Farm Sprouts - Week #4 Wednesday PM -
Deadline Extended on Call for Concept Notes
Published on May 20, 2019
Concept Notes for Area of Inquiry 1 now due May 27, 2019 -
Black cutworms are here
Published on May 20, 2019
However, do not spray fields for cutworm unless you find them in your fields! Trap numbers in Indiana indicate we won’t have a lot of colonization. -
Michigan hop scouting report - May 20, 2019
Published on May 20, 2019
Some hopyard tips for the start of this unseasonably cool month of May. -
CANR names new leader of international programs
Published on May 20, 2019
Karim Maredia has been named a senior global scholar and the director of agriculture and natural resources international programs in the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. -
MSU Extension works in communities and with farmers to support mental health
Published on May 20, 2019
As farmers face increasing challenges to the well-being of their farms and mental health, MSU Extension is training a support network and farm stress management programming to connect farmers with resources to help. -
Congratulations to our 2019 BAE Graduating Class
Published on May 18, 2019
Congratulations to our 2019 BAE Graduating Class -
Dr. Steven Safferman - 2019 MSU Honors College Award for Distinguished Contributions to Honors Students
Published on May 18, 2019
Dr. Steven Safferman - 2019 MSU Honors College Award for Distinguished Contributions to Honors Students -
Communicating science to parents
Published on May 17, 2019
Michigan State University's Sheril Kirshenbaum and Alison Bernstein, both mothers, explain the challenges of finding and sharing accurate, reliable scientific information on raising children.