College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Safe pesticide storage tips

  Published on February 28, 2011
  Check your storage area to ensure you are taking advantage of these practices for best results.

• Clover, medic, and fertilizing

  Published on June 8, 2007
  

• Flower hermit beetle grubs

  Published on April 4, 2008
  

• Successful nutrient management begins with soil sampling

  Published on April 11, 2013
  Soil analysis and fertilizer recommendations are only as good as the samples you submit.

• Turf diseases getting pesky in turf

  Published on August 8, 2008
  

• June beetle numbers high in 2011

  Published on June 14, 2011
  With the large flight of adult June beetles this year, watch for a high white grub population and increased root injury the next two growing seasons.

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  Lawn update: Summer stress shifts to fall recovery

  Published on August 25, 2025
  The summer of 2025 was one of extreme temperatures, high humidity and precipitation excesses and deficiencies. The result was stressed turf, turf death and less than perfect turfgrass conditions throughout the summer.

• Gypsy moth, eastern tent caterpillar, forest tent caterpillar and cankerworms

  Published on June 13, 2008
  

• Red thread in turf

  Published on June 2, 2011
  Red thread is a disease of turfgrass that is often associated with under-fertilized turf and one of the simplest recommendations to alleviate disease pressure is to fertilize.

• The last irrigation duties of the year: summarize, record, inspect and plan

  Published on October 24, 2011
  A little time spent now can greatly improve your irrigation success next year.

• Braving the blizzard to find better labor management

  Published on February 27, 2013
  Agriculture labor management meetings help farmers brave the storm to find lasting labor solutions.

• 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.

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  Controlling broadleaf weeds in the lawn is best done in October

  Published on October 6, 2016
  Fall is the ideal time for controlling broadleaf weeds such as ground ivy, dandelion and white clover.

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  What can you do to help protect your lake?

  Published on September 30, 2015
  Environmentally-friendly behaviors contribute to healthy watersheds.

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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.

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  Michigan pesticide applicator recertification credits available in person and online before the end of the year

  Published on October 31, 2022
  Growers needing a few more credits to renew their pesticide applicator license have some online and in-person opportunities available.

• Bacterial leaf scorch: What tree species might be susceptible?

  Published on May 29, 2009
  

• Scout trees now for spruce needle rust

  Published on July 15, 2011
  Spruce needle rust can cause spruce trees to lose 25 to 75 percent of their new needles. Know how to reduce the impact of spruce needle rust to your Christmas tree fields and landscape.

• Blood sucking parasites that start with the letter “B”: Bird mites, bed bugs and bat bugs

  Published on June 13, 2008