• Speedwell fading fast

  Published on May 26, 2006
  

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  Learn about Michigan’s lakes online

  Published on September 19, 2017
  Register today for this opportunity to learn about inland lakes from MSU Extension and participants across the Midwest.

• Downy mildew on Veronica

  Published on June 21, 2007
  

• A sure sign of spring: Eastern tent caterpillar

  Published on May 5, 2006
  

• Telling your agriculture story to the public...everyday!

  Published on January 9, 2012
  Farmers across the country need to take action to meet the need of consumers who are asking questions about how animals are raised and about how their food is produced.

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  Celebrating the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation’s 50 years of impact at MSU

  Published on December 18, 2024
  Since 1974, philanthropic support from the Michigan Turfgrass Foundation has strengthened MSU’s world-renowned turfgrass program.

• Mid-Michigan ag technology field day

  Published on July 8, 2011
  Ag technology equipment and services will be demonstrated at a field day in mid-Michigan on July 27.

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  Tree, turf and ornamental plant update — May 25, 2018

  Published on May 25, 2018
  An update on wet conditions, weeds in turf, eastern tent caterpillar and rusts in conifers.

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  Tree, turf and ornamental plant update – June 22, 2018

  Published on June 22, 2018
  Spittlebugs, woolly larch adelgid and imported rose sawflies are active. Galls on tree leaves and spruce bud scale are visible.

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  Starting a grasses and sedges garden

  Published on January 25, 2021
  An alternative to turf lawns for the home gardener.

• Forest tent caterpillars and gypsy moths are feeding on trees

  Published on June 12, 2009
  

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  Agriculture support labs still open for business, with modifications

  Published on April 1, 2020
  As the pandemic of COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by novel coronavirus, impacts farmers’ ability to get ready for planting season, labs and other support aids remain open with limitations.

• Going native

  Published on August 10, 2007
  

• Lawns and other turf recovering from stressful July

  Published on August 12, 2011
  The record-breaking heat has taken a toll on many turf areas, causing crabgrass and weeds. Here are some tips in helping your turf recover and prepare for fall.

• A question on lecanium scale

  Published on September 7, 2007
  

• Understanding growing degree-days

  Published on August 25, 2017
  Growing degree-days, or heat units, help growers and researchers track the development of plants and pests.

• Diagnosing chinch bug problems in home lawns

  Published on August 26, 2011
  Most of the damage is over with for this year, but it’s not too late to check for chinch bug damage and spot-spray infested areas.

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  Seedheads, hawkweed and slime mold in lawns

  Published on May 19, 2016
  Now is when seedheads push through turfgrass, orange and yellow hawkweed flowers and slime mold covers turf blades.

• Core aeration and dethatching of lawns

  Published on September 4, 2009
  

• Unsettled weather to continue

  Published on May 5, 2011
  While weather continues to bring us light rain through the weekend and early next week, there will still be occasional opportunities for fieldwork.