College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Planting tips to attract and protect pollinators focus of new MSU publication

  Published on April 28, 2016
  Michigan State University (MSU) entomologist David Smitley has spearheaded a multistate collaboration to create a new online publication offering tips on how best to protect pollinators in urban landscapes.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 24, 2014

  Published on June 24, 2014
  Strawberry harvest is winding down. Cherry harvest has begun.

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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 5, 2026

  Published on June 8, 2026
  Fruitlets are rapidly growing with hot weather this week in the west central region.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 14, 2013

  Published on May 14, 2013
  The Mother’s Day cold temperatures had marginal impact on northwest Michigan fruit.

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  Danish garden center trends: Topiaries, training and trellising plants

  Published on August 20, 2015
  Training the growth of plants can reinvigorate a stagnant product category.

• Develop a list of key pests as an initial step in IPM planning for vegetable insects

  Published on March 25, 2013
  Identify the pests your vegetable crop is at risk for as an initial step in pre-season IPM planning.

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  A French connection to Michigan's forests

  Published on June 10, 2019
  The forests of France and Michigan have some commonalities. The mixed farm and forest rolling hills of France make a resident of the Great Lakes State feel quite at home.

• East Michigan fruit crop update

  Published on May 10, 2011
  Spring has finally arrived in East Michigan.

• Grand Rapids, Mich., tree fruit regional report – September 18, 2012

  Published on September 18, 2012
  A recap of the 2012 tree fruit season, including a weather summary and this year’s disease and insect problems.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 3, 2016

  Published on May 3, 2016
  Very cool weather has brought tree and insect development to a standstill.

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  Northern states collaborate with Finland: Michigan State University to co-lead workshop on climate solutions through biobased products

  Published on May 16, 2023
  MSU Department of Forestry partners with Natural Resources Institute Finland to facilitate workshop on climate-smart forestry products.

• IPY: Long Term Human Ecodynamics in the Norse North Atlantic: cases of sustainability, survival, and collapse.

  Published on February 3, 2011
  PROJECT SUMMARY IPY: Long Term Human Ecodynamics in the Norse North Atlantic: cases of sustainability, survival, and collapse. 1) Relevance to IPY: This proposal to the NSF IPY emphasis area Human and Biotic Systems; Humans in the Polar Regions repre...

• 2013 Bloom dates for southwest Michigan tree fruit crops

  Published on April 23, 2013
  Fruit trees will bloom later than normal in 2013 in southwest Michigan.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 26, 2016

  Published on April 26, 2016
  The up and down weather rollercoaster continues in west Michigan.

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – June 7, 2011

  Published on June 7, 2011
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan

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  Robert Haack

  Adjunct Professor, Forestry
  haack@msu.edu
  

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  Hatem Rouached, PH.D.

  Associate Professor; Plant Mineral nutrition: sensing, signaling, and transport
  rouached@msu.edu
  517-353-0157
  

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  Joseph Carlson

  Associate Professor
  carls122@msu.edu
  517-884-3346
  

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  Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 16, 2015

  Published on June 16, 2015
  Wet conditions and continued rainfall present challenges for disease management in all tree fruit crops in the region.