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Michigan grape scouting report – June 13, 2024
Published on June 13, 2024
Essential updates on weather, vine growth, disease management and pest control. Stay informed and optimize your vineyard's health and productivity! -
East Michigan vegetable update – Sept. 5, 2018
Published on September 5, 2018
Heavy rains during Aug. 25–28 impacted late summer and fall crops. Growers lament, “Why now, and not when we needed it?” -
Pan-African Conference Papers Available for Download
Published on March 23, 2016
The Joint Pan-African Grain Legume and World Cowpea Conference, held from February 28 to March 4, 2016 in Livingstone, Zambia, featured four keynote addresses, numerous plenaries, and more than 100 oral presentations. -
You Belong Here Champion Award winners announced
Published on May 1, 2020
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) announces first-time You Belong Here Champion Awards -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 14, 2020
Published on July 14, 2020
Cherry harvest has started in northwest Michigan, and fruit size is good following rain. -
New study shows increased antioxidant consumption slows pesticide resistance in fruit flies
Published on July 13, 2020
MSU researcher: Potential promise at mitigating the evolution of pesticide resistance -
Precision Agriculture Enters the Main Stream
Published on August 28, 2019
Professor Scott Swinton and grad students Zach Luther and Braeden Van Deynze analyze the increased popularity of precision agriculture -
2019 Message from the Director: SPDC celebrates 15th anniversary
Published on December 13, 2019
The School of Planning, Design and Construction, a young school established in 2004, celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2019. -
MSU researchers discover how deadly mites infiltrate honeybee hives
Published on June 3, 2015
A study co-led by Michigan State University entomologist Zachary Huang shows that being able to smell like their hostess reduces the chance that Varroa mites are found and killed. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 29, 2026
Published on April 29, 2026
Keep an eye on crop phenology as incoming weather cools down. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 16, 2017
Published on May 16, 2017
The impact of the May 8 freeze is becoming apparent. Some crops were hit hard, other suffered little damage. Warm weather is moving plants and insects rapidly. -
Networks, clusters and how global meat markets tick
Published on October 7, 2020
MSU researchers in Scientific Reports combined a network model approach with cluster analysis of meat trade in 134 countries from 1995 to 2015. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – June 30, 2022
Published on June 30, 2022
Crops in non-irrigated fields are showing signs of water stress with average rainfall totals across south-central and southwest Michigan of only a quarter of an inch in the past two weeks. -
Spartan Crime Fighters
Published on October 28, 2015
AgBioResearch scientists Eric Benbow & Meredith Gore are part of a team that battles illegal animal trade in Africa, works to prevent sexual assault in communities across the United States, analyzes crime scenes, and curbs urban youth violence. -
SAWBO “goes Hollywood” for myth-busting COVID-19 animation
Published on May 1, 2020
Scientific Animations Without Borders addresses common misconceptions about COVID-19 -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 19, 2015
Published on May 19, 2015
Very cool conditions will hold insect pests back this week. Blueberries and strawberries are blooming. -
Regional reports on Michigan fruit – June 12, 2012
Published on June 12, 2012
MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan. -
By design: Partnering to develop Midwest farming systems of the future
Published on December 3, 2020
The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station has been designated a funded member of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network, a partnership of 18 premier long-term research sites across the United States.