College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• What is the GDD in your area?

  Published on March 27, 2012
  Enviro-weather is a tool that all nurseries and landscapers should be using. Here is a sneek preview of what it has to offer.

• Wood energy challenges

  Published on September 3, 2013
  Renewable energy discussions often exclude wood as a feedstock. Yet, in many ways, wood has many advantages.

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  Is it beech bark disease?

  Published on November 11, 2016
  Avoid confusion about this exotic invasion using some basic clues.

• Questions and answers about the homeowner products for protecting individual ash trees

  Published on May 19, 2006
  

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  Learn a foreign language

  Published on July 9, 2020
  Learning a foreign language can be a fun, educational way to learn about culture.

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  Caution: Moles at work

  Published on December 2, 2015
  Mole damage can appear differently, but it’s the same guys digging.

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  Cowparsnip: A common look-alike to giant hogweed

  Published on June 10, 2016
  Cowparsnip is a common Michigan plant that blooms in early June and is often mistaken for giant hogweed.

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  The Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz is back

  Published on June 24, 2020
  Organizations across the Great Lakes have teamed up to remind boaters and anglers to clean, drain, and dry their equipment.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – Sept. 5, 2017

  Published on September 5, 2017
  Harvest is fast approaching – what you need to consider.

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  History of dairy cow breeds: Ayrshire

  Published on March 24, 2016
  Learn more about Ayrshire dairy cattle and other major dairy cattle breeds in the United States.

• Comparative Stability and Resiliency of Ecosystems: Five Centuries of Human Interactions with the Environment on the Eastern Shore of Virginia

  Published on February 1, 2011
  Coupled natural-human ecosystems now tessellate the terrestrial surface of the Earth. There is little land that is not to some degree a consequence of its human inhabitants. Given the capacity of modern societies to alter both the atmosphere an...

• School pollinator gardens

  Published on June 13, 2018
  Beautify your school garden, support wildlife and outdoor education by installing a pollinator garden.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 7, 2015

  Published on April 7, 2015
  Tree fruit development is slightly delayed in west Michigan, but growers should be ready.

• Do not take aquatic plants from a lake or stream

  Published on July 29, 2014
  Moving water plants from a lake to anywhere such as your private pond is illegal and may introduce aquatic invasive species into your own backyard.

• Bee colonies collapsing and implications for gardeners and homeowners

  Published on April 13, 2007
  

• West Michigan tree fruit update – April 24, 2018

  Published on April 24, 2018
  First signs of spring are here, for a few days anyway.

• Greenhouse crop and container trends from the International Plant Materials Show in Germany

  Published on March 26, 2013
  Attending the International Plant Materials show in Essen, Germany, provided new ideas for plant material and packing for greenhouse growers. Mini plants, bright containers and alternative shade crops were some highlights.

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  Plant science at the dinner table: Strawberries

  Published on June 5, 2024
  Spoiler alert: strawberries are not true berries, like blueberries or grapes.

• Regional reports on Michigan vegetables – June 22, 2011

  Published on June 22, 2011
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and vegetable updates for Michigan.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report– Aug. 13, 2013

  Published on August 13, 2013
  Spotted wing Drosophila continues to be caught in traps at most fruit farms across the region. Blueberry, peach, Japanese plum, fall red raspberry, blackberry and summer apple harvest continues.