• Variety Adoption and Demand for Quality Seed in the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar

  Published on August 17, 2020
  D. Boughton, S. Makhija, M. Maredia,... , 2020. Variety Adoption and Demand for Quality Seed in the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for FSP Research Paper 179. East Lansing: Michigan State University

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  Muraleedharan Nair

  Professor
  nairm@msu.edu
  (517) 353-0406
  

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  Ronald Perry

  Professor Emeritus
  perryr@msu.edu
  

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – June 28, 2011

  Published on June 28, 2011
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan

• East Michigan fruit update – May 15, 2018

  Published on May 15, 2018
  Apples are in bloom across the region. Apple growers across the southern two triers of counties have had a very long wetting event, making for tough conditions for apple scab and fire blight management.

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  Chestnut weevil: A potential pest of Michigan chestnuts

  Published on November 14, 2014
  Michigan chestnut growers should be scouting for chestnut weevil, an important emerging pest of edible chestnuts.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 15, 2025

  Published on April 15, 2025
  It’s still cold and wet, so the fruit are moving slowly.

• Veterinary feed directive - year one in review

  Published on October 3, 2019
  Positive practices put in place in animal agriculture to product both human and animal health.

• West Michigan tree fruit update - Aug. 7, 2018

  Published on August 7, 2018
  The dog days of summer are for insects and diseases, too.

• Regional reports on Michigan field crops – September 8, 2011

  Published on September 8, 2011
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and field crop updates for Michigan.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 25, 2013

  Published on June 25, 2013
  Strawberry harvest is nearly finished in the southeast region and sweet cherry harvest is beginning.

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  Chris Wolf: What Happened to the Three-Year Farm Milk Price Cycle?

  Published on December 6, 2018
  AFRE professor Chris Wolf comments on the current state of Michigan farm milk prices and their cycles.

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  AFRE Experts Investigate Changing Perceptions of Animal Welfare and Biotechnology

  Published on October 3, 2018
  AFRE faculty members David Ortega and Christopher Wolf are investigating changing Michigan consumer perceptions and preferences toward dairy and pork products that use biotechnology.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 5, 2017

  Published on July 5, 2017
  Much needed rain came to Lenawee and Monroe counties. Harvest continues for sweet and tart cherries, summer red raspberries and saskatoons. Strawberry harvest continues at a few farms.

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  Southeast Michigan vegetable update – June 26, 2019

  Published on June 26, 2019
  Conditions allow for field activity, as well as disease development. Be vigilant.

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  Early season sprays for managing San Jose scale

  Published on April 16, 2019
  Considerations for spring management of tree fruit pests like San Jose scale.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – August 19, 2014

  Published on August 19, 2014
  Cooler weather has slowed insect and crop development.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 20, 2019

  Published on August 20, 2019
  Late summer pest considerations.

• East Michigan fruit update – Sept. 2, 2020

  Published on September 2, 2020
  Much needed rain moved over the region in the past week. Apple harvest for fall varieties has started. Brown marmorated stink bug feeding damage in apples is more common.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 29, 2018

  Published on August 29, 2018
  Apple harvest has begun and consecutive days of stormy weather seem to have had little negative impact on the northwest apple crop.