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  Cesare Varallo

  Subject Matter Expert, Food Laws and Regulations in Latin America
  

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  David Smitley

  Professor Emeritus
  smitley@msu.edu
  517-355-3385
  

• Check your asparagus field for aphids

  Published on September 14, 2011
  Scout now for European asparagus aphids and know how to manage this rare Michigan pest, as severe damage could lead to yield loss next year or even plant death.

• Do Traditional Livestock Systems Fit into Contemporary Landscapes? Integrating Social Perceptions and Values on Landscape Change

  Published on November 1, 2021
  European traditional cultural landscapes are increasingly modified by rural abandonment and urban growth processes. Acknowledged as of High Nature Value for providing multiple ecosystem services while contributing to human well-being, the future of t...

• Adapting Common Resource Management to Under-Use Contexts: The Case of Common Pasture Organizations in the Black Forest Biosphere Reserve

  Published on January 1, 2022
  Commonly used pastures have provided great socio-cultural, economic and ecological values across European mountain ranges. Since the last century, under-use is threatening these socio-ecological systems. Preserving common pastures as an integral part...

• A Critical Framework to Develop Human-Centric Positive Energy Districts: Towards Justice, Inclusion, and Well-Being

  Published on January 1, 2021
  Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) are a new energy initiative from European member states. They are, simply put, local districts which produce more energy than they consume. PEDs are expected to adopt a more human-centric perspective in order to creat...

• The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Spanish Protected Areas: the Case of Picos de Europa National Park

  Published on July 1, 2022
  Abstract Protected areas are complex social-ecological systems; thus, they were unavoidably impacted by COVID-19. Spain is one of the most diverse countries in terms of biodiversity in the European Union and the second most visited country in 2019 an...

• Collective action for water quality management in agriculture: The case of drinking water source protection in France

  Published on January 1, 2019
  Nonpoint source pollution from agriculture represents a major threat to the quality of water in the European Union (EU) context. As part of the implementation process of the EU Water Framework Directive in France, the cooperation between water suppli...

• Semi-natural habitats in boreal Europe: a rise of a social-ecological research agenda

  Published on June 1, 2021
  The European continent contains substantial areas of semi-natural habitats, mostly grasslands, which are among the most endangered habitats in Europe. Their continued existence depends on some form of human activity, for either production or conserva...

• Opportunities to Capitalize on Transylvanian Wood Pastures through Nature-Based Tourism: A Case Study of Viscri Village, Brasov County, Romania

  Published on April 1, 2024
  European wood-pastures are complex socio-ecological systems, valuable from ecological and cultural perspectives. Over time, they have gone through a decline in area coverage due to overgrazing, abandonment of traditional agricultural practices or the...

• Contested discourses of a circular plastics economy in Europe: prioritizing material, economy, or society?

  Published on February 23, 2024
  The European Union has made the development of a circular economy one of the central ambitions of its Green Deal, in which plastics are a defined priority. Current policies, however, have drawn criticism that the narrow focus on techno-innovation opp...

• Other news from Diagnostic Services

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• West Michigan tree fruit update – June 6, 2017

  Published on June 6, 2017
  West Michigan growers are still waiting on June drop in apples.

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  Potato leafhoppers and mites on the rise in chestnut

  Published on July 13, 2016
  Potato leafhopper numbers are up and European red mites are visible in Michigan chestnut orchards.

• Consider early season mite control on chestnuts in high pressure sites

  Published on April 26, 2013
  Chestnut growers who observed high mite populations in 2012 should consider dormant oil applications to reduce damage in the coming season.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – July 26, 2016

  Published on July 26, 2016
  Drought conditions continue across the region. Harvest continues for blueberries and early Japanese plum varieties. Spotted wing Drosophila trap catch numbers are building.

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  Elisabeth Paymal

  Communication Manager - Food Security Group and Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy
  paymalel@msu.edu
  517 884 8662
  

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  Marie Schaefer, Ph.D.

  Adjunct Assistant Professor
  schae164@msu.edu