• Regional reports on Michigan vegetables – June 15, 2011

  Published on June 15, 2011
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and vegetable updates for Michigan.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 12, 2015

  Published on May 12, 2015
  Recent rainy, warm weather brought very high fire blight risks for apple and pear growers, and challenges with keeping covered for apple scab control.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 18, 2021

  Published on May 18, 2021
  Tree fruit crops are beginning to size, making load assessments easier this week. So far, most crops survived the April freezes well.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 22, 2023

  Published on August 22, 2023
  A heat advisory is in effect for parts of this week, but cool weather returns by the weekend.

• East Michigan fruit update – June 19, 2018

  Published on June 19, 2018
  Primary apple scab season comes to an end with weekend rains. Strawberry harvest continues for most growers, but some farms have struggled to maintain berry quality.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 7, 2015

  Published on April 7, 2015
  With warmer weather, fruit tree buds are swelling. Some winter damage is apparent.

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  West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 5, 2020

  Published on August 5, 2020
  It’s go time for foliar disease management in many of our vegetables, and insects are still out and about.

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  MSU researchers discover how deadly mites infiltrate honeybee hives

  Published on June 3, 2015
  A study co-led by Michigan State University entomologist Zachary Huang shows that being able to smell like their hostess reduces the chance that Varroa mites are found and killed.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – May 31, 2016

  Published on May 31, 2016
  Unusually warm weather this past week has rapidly pushed fruit growth and degree-day totals. Apple growers have been very actively thinning apples to drop some fruit.

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  East Michigan vegetable update – June 24, 2020

  Published on June 24, 2020
  Crop progress is going well overall with some specific issues on individual farms.

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  Southwest Michigan Fruit Report – April 21, 2015

  Published on April 21, 2015
  Stone fruit bloom has begun. Cooler weather should slow plants down with frost risk towards the weekend.

• Are smallholder farmers willing to pay for different types of crop insurance? An application of labelled choice experiments to Chinese corn growers

  Published on November 20, 2019
  Wang, H.H., Liu, L., Ortega, D.L. et al. "Are smallholder farmers willing to pay for different types of crop insurance? An application of labelled choice experiments to Chinese corn growers." Geneva Pap Risk Insur Issues Pract 45, 86–110 (2020).

• Agricultural Finance and Market Price Relationships | Elton R. Smith Endowment

• IPM Scouting in herbaceous perennials | Integrated Pest Management

  Identifying common insect pests and diseases of herbaceous perennials

• Smart Tree Tip Sheets | Gardening in Michigan

• Seedling vs. Grafted Trees | Chestnuts

• Pricing Coffee Cherry to Incentivize Farmers and Improve Quality

  Published on August 2, 2017
  FSP AGLC Team. 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 43.

• AGLC "Closing Workshop”

  Published on June 26, 2018
  D. Clay, R. A. Church, A. Gerard, M. C. Lopez, D. Ortega, Team presentation at the “Closing Workshop,” Kigali, Rwanda, June 26, 2018

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  Harvesting Essential Flavors: Onions Growing in Michigan

  Published on October 2, 2018
  Onions are an important ingredient in much of the food we eat – learn about how we grow onions in Michigan.