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MSU Organic Farmer Training expands to Grand Rapids, adding to program's learning community in Detroit and East Lansing

Published on September 3, 2025
Sign up for the 2026 Organic Farming Training Program to visit over 20 farms, hear from over 20 guest speakers and learn from a like-minded community of farmers, educational gardeners, farmworkers and food system changemakers.
Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Raker-Roberta’s Trial Gardens

Published on August 29, 2025
Are you seeking proven performers for the season ahead? Check out Part 6 of our series highlighting top picks from the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trial sites.
Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Pell Greenhouses

Published on August 29, 2025
Are you seeking proven performers for the season ahead? Check out Part 5 of our series highlighting top picks from the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trial sites.
Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Walters Gardens

Published on August 29, 2025
Are you seeking proven performers for the season ahead? Check out Part 7 of our series highlighting top picks from the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trial sites.
Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species in Michigan through retailer education

Published on August 29, 2025
Learn more about the Reduce Invasive Pet and Plant Escapes (RIPPLE) program, a partnership between MSU Extension and the Michigan Departments of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy; Natural Resources; and Agriculture and Rural Development.
Featured Five 2025: Favorites from the MSU Trial Gardens

Published on August 27, 2025
Are you seeking proven performers for the season ahead? Check out Part 4 of our series highlighting top picks from the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trial sites.
Featured Five 2025: Favorites from DGI Propagators Trial Garden

Published on August 26, 2025
Are you seeking proven performers for the season ahead? Check out Part 1 of our series highlighting top picks from the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trial sites.
Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Mast Young Plants Trial Garden

Published on August 26, 2025
Are you seeking proven performers for the season ahead? Check out Part 3 of our series highlighting top picks from the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trial sites.
Featured Five 2025: Favorites from Four Star Greenhouses Display Gardens

Published on August 26, 2025
Are you seeking proven performers for the season ahead? Check out Part 2 of our series highlighting top picks from the 2025 Michigan Garden Plant Tour trial sites.
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.