College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Developing the leaders you need

  Published on February 18, 2019
  When farm owners extend their view of employee development farther, much farther, they develop their business as they develop their employees.

• Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership offers comprehensive inland lake shorelines information

  Published on September 10, 2012
  Resources are available to help protect and restore Michigan’s more than 23,500 miles of inland lake shoreline.

• Winterkill reestablishment on golf courses should be slow and steady

  Published on May 14, 2014
  Golf courses recovering from winterkill continue to be a slow process due to cool spring weather.

• Integrated pest management webinars now available on demand

  Published on November 1, 2013
  MSU Extension is now offering Integrated Pest Management Academy Online, a series of online prerecorded webinars. Commercial and private core pesticide recertification credits are available for Michigan applicators.

• The 2011 Michigan garden plant tour

  Published on June 10, 2011
  Greenhouse growers, landscapers, nurserymen and women, and garden center operators are invited to visit leading young plant growers and the MSU Gardens from August 1-12.

• Spruce needle rust disease

  Published on July 24, 2009
  

• Spruce tree disease symptoms are associated with fungal pathogens and are progressing through time

  Published on July 29, 2011
  What’s causing the stress that’s allowing the pathogens Phomopsis and Diplodia to attack and kill branches on spruce trees in Michigan?

• Controlling juniper scale

  Published on June 8, 2007
  

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  Alumni Jake Kilby (MS 2024) reflects on his success at MSU

  Published on February 27, 2025
  Recent grad offers advice to students

• Cool, rainy spring days, nice for ducks and stem nematodes

  Published on May 1, 2009
  

• New bark beetle pests in Michigan

  Published on May 20, 2011
  Recent survey of Michigan bark and ambrosia beetles adds 23 new state records, including a few new pests to watch for.

• Thinking turf in the early spring

  Published on March 16, 2007
  

• Michigan sales tax and farm exemption

  Published on June 10, 2010
  

• Don't give up on drought-stressed trees

  Published on September 10, 2010
  Most deciduous trees, and even conifers, will drop leaves (or needles) when they undergo drought stress. This is part of the tree’s drought adaptation. The trade off is that the tree is also shedding parts that photosynthesize.

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  Hot, dry weather impacts fall turfgrass management

  Published on October 3, 2017
  Weed, disease and insect control and fertilizer applications are all being affected by the hot, dry weather in September.

• European chafer grub damage to peak the next two weeks

  Published on April 15, 2011
  Dig up the soil around the damaged area and look for C-shaped white grubs to confirm these are the culprit.

• Five tips to manage lawns for water quality

  Published on May 26, 2016
  Lawn area makes up a large part of the land surface in communities. Proper maintenance and management of these areas can protect water quality.

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  Turfgrass pest and disease diagnostic services offered free to northern Michigan turf managers

  Published on July 2, 2015
  The Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center is now accepting turf samples for insect and disease diagnoses.

• Successful Breakfast on the Farm held in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

  Published on October 6, 2011
  Over 1,000 people experienced life on a modern dairy farm in Pickford, Michigan.

• Aphids: Little green cows of the bug world

  Published on June 26, 2009