College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• East Michigan fruit update – April 17, 2018

  Published on April 17, 2018
  The grip of late winter weather just won’t let go, continuing to hold back fruit crop development.

• Online resources available for identification and control of Michigan invasive plant species

  Published on December 31, 2013
  Online Michigan invasive species resources area can help identify and respond rapidly to invasive plants in an effort to protect Michigan’s diverse ecosystems.

• Lake Erie - the E in HOMES

  Published on November 16, 2012
  The acronym HOMES helps us remember the names of the five Great Lakes. This article focuses on the E in HOMES—Lake Erie.

• East Michigan fruit update – May 22, 2018

  Published on May 22, 2018
  Apple bloom continues across the region, leaving fire blight risk high. Strawberries are in full bloom, beginning of harvest will be much later than normal.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – April 12, 2016

  Published on April 12, 2016
  With warmer weather predicted for later in the week, fruit growth will get moving again after two weeks of standing still.

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  Study Abroad 2016: A journey through Europe

  Published on February 23, 2017
  Landscape Architecture student Rayshaun Landrum wrote about his experience while on the annual LA study abroad in Western Europe.

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  Michigan insects in the garden – Season 2 Week 8: Ermine moths

  Published on August 11, 2021
  Small, speckled moths that may cause damage.

• Southwest Michigan fruit update - April 19, 2011

  Published on April 19, 2011
  April showers bring infection periods to Southwest Michigan.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 12, 2016

  Published on April 12, 2016
  Tree fruit development is slightly delayed, but growers should ready.

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  Southeast Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 23, 2017

  Published on August 23, 2017
  Recent storms have brought up this season’s first major influx of corn earworm.

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  Southeast Michigan vegetable regional report – August 10, 2016

  Published on August 10, 2016
  New pests appear as harvest season ramps up.

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  Four things planning students should keep in mind

  Published on June 2, 2014
  Lukas Hagen is a recent 2014 graduate of the Urban & Regional Planning Program in the School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University.

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  W.K. Kellogg Experimental Forest manager wins Friend of the Trail Award

  Published on November 14, 2023
  Manager of the MSU W.K. Kellogg Experimental Forest, Kenneth (KJ) Kettler, was recently awarded the Friend of the Trail Award from the North Country Trail Association (NCTA).

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  Track cabbage maggot progress with Enviroweather’s degree day forecaster

  Published on May 23, 2023
  New Enviroweather tool for timing cabbage maggot management.

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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – April 2, 2024

  Published on April 2, 2024
  Cooler weather has kept buds in a holding pattern in the west central Michigan region.

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  MSU fruit research center to host open house, public forum

  Published on August 14, 2013
  The MSU Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center (NWMHRC) will host its annual open house Aug. 22 beginning at 1 p.m.

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  Balancing biodiversity, climate change, food for a trifecta

  Published on September 5, 2023
  Sept. 5, 2023 - Scientists identify ways landowners in rural Brazil can find win-win situations, with biodiversity with farming.

• Birdsfoot trefoil fills a forage need on many Michigan farms

  Published on July 3, 2013
  Though not as common or widely planted as alfalfa or red clover, birdsfoot trefoil has desirable characteristics in specific situations.

• 2010 Corn foliar fungicide and insecticide project

  Published on February 23, 2011
  Research in southeast Michigan will be continued to better determine the value of these applications.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 24, 2014

  Published on June 24, 2014
  Codling moth cover sprays need to be re-applied with heavy rainfall.