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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 14, 2015

  Published on April 14, 2015
  Last week’s warm rain has greened up turf and plants are moving quickly.

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  Managing invasive species on your property may feel overwhelming – but your local Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) can help.

  Published on July 12, 2022
  Free webinar July 27 will share identification tips and demonstrate treatment tricks for common invasives including garlic mustard, Japanese knotweed and several invasive shrubs.

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  Michigan 4-H offers international conversations from the continent of Europe

  Published on December 18, 2020
  Highlights of our virtual learning in Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Norway and Estonia. Visit a European country of your choice virtually before traveling there physically.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 11, 2013

  Published on June 11, 2013
  Cool weather in the northwest is keeping all things pretty quiet out in the orchard.

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  East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 7, 2019

  Published on August 7, 2019
  Most crops are being harvested. Quantity is below normal for most crops and quality is good depending on the crop.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 24, 2025

  Published on June 24, 2025
  Isolated hail hit northwest Michigan over the weekend. Growers are actively managing for diseases with warm and wet conditions. Pest numbers are also increasing with this weather.

• Cooperative membership and coffee productivity in Rwanda's specialty coffee sector

  Published on August 5, 2019
  Ortega, David L., Bro, Aniseh S., Clay, Daniel C., et al. 2019. Cooperative membership and coffee productivity in Rwanda's specialty coffee sector

• Farmer Incentives and Capacity to Invest: Finding a Path to Sustainable Growth in Rwanda’s Coffee

  Published on September 1, 2017
  David L. Ortega, FAO, Rome, Italy, September 2017

• Improving Access to Pre-Financing for Cooperatives and Coffee Washing Stations

  Published on May 1, 2016
  David Ortega, Roundtable, Kigali, Rwanda, May 2016

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  Scientists reanimate 220-year-old brewer’s yeast

  Published on November 30, 2016
  In February 1797, the British trading ship the Sydney Cove was caught in a storm as it neared the end of its journey from Calcutta to Port Jackson, the prison colony that would later become the city of Sydney, Australia.

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  Francesca Valenti brings Geographic Information System expertise to Michigan State during her fellowship.

  Published on July 26, 2023
  Valenti brings her expertise in GIS to Michigan State while completing her Ph.D.

• Northwest Michigan Fruit Regional Report - April 21, 2015

  Published on April 21, 2015
  With the warm temperatures over the weekend, most tree fruits are showing some green tissue, but development will be slowed with the predicted cold.

• Will climate change influence the management of Great Lakes Whitefish fishery?

  Published on February 3, 2014
  Many environmental factors are at play in the Great Lakes, which may plan an important role in determining the future success of lake whitefish spawning.

• How plants survive a Michigan winter

  Published on March 31, 2014
  Most perennials grown in Michigan can easily handle a Michigan winter.

• Consumer demand for goat cheese is on the rise

  Published on August 5, 2011
  Goat cheese production offers opportunity for dairy goat producers.

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  Forestry researcher will work with scientists in Mexico, Italy to advance ‘climate-smart forestry’

  Published on June 24, 2024
  Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Forestry Professor David MacFarlane has been selected for the Fulbright Global Scholar Award for 2024-2025.

• HRT 332: Tree Fruit Production and Management

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• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 23, 2015

  Published on June 23, 2015
  Strawberry growers struggle with wet fields as harvest continues. Early season summer red raspberry and sweet cherry harvest is close.