News

New sidewalk provides safe passageway to 4-H Children's Gardens

Published on April 21, 2020
This past summer, the parking lot adjacent to the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens underwent construction to install a new safe passage sidewalk.
Horticulture Students Receive Awards

Published on April 20, 2020
2020 Student Award Recipients Announced
2020 Bukovac Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Published on April 20, 2020
Kellie Walters is selected for the Horticulture Department's Outstanding Graduate Student Honor
Horticulture senior’s startup wins first place in the Burgess New Venture Challenge

Published on April 8, 2020
Traverse Jurcisin’s startup company, PhenoLogic, took home the top prize
Dr. Daniel Brainard appreciates the amazing variety of crops, scales and philosophies Michigan has to offer

Published on March 20, 2020
Dr. Daniel Brainard has been with Michigan State since 2013 and really enjoys his colleagues and the close and productive relationships they have built with diverse vegetable growers in the state.
Graduate student looking forward to graduating and continuing urban tree research and outdoors lifestyle

Published on March 12, 2020
Master's student, Riley Rouse, is finishing up her program and looking forward to continuing her work on urban trees
HOGS Invited Speaker Develops Flavorful Veggies

Published on March 12, 2020
Graduate students listen to and enjoy lunch with Dr. Julie Dawson from the University of Wisconsin.
Horticulture Graduate Student Awarded Industry Scholarship

Published on March 1, 2020
Annika Kohler was awarded the 'Mugget" scholarship by the Horticultural Research Institute
Trever Meachum receives CANR Distinguished Service Award

Published on February 25, 2020
Trever Meachum to receive 2020 CANR Distinguished Service Award at ANR Week.
SHA Attends Small Farms Conference

Published on February 14, 2020
A group of Student Horticulture Association students attended the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Master Gardener Idea Bed - Design Contest Winner

Published on February 14, 2020
Catherine Coulson is the winner of the 2020 Master Gardener Idea Bed Design Contest.
Breanna Craig is thankful for the opportunities SHA has given her

Published on February 3, 2020
Brenna Criag is our featured IAT student of the month. She is from Bloomfield Hills, MI and is studying Landscape and Nursery Management.
Discovering ways to build hardier, healthier plants

Published on February 3, 2020
The MSU Plant Resilience Institute is working to understand how plants cope with growing pressures from a changing climate.
Ben Harcey uses his love for the outdoors at Designs by Sundown

Published on February 1, 2020
Ben Harcey graduated in Spring of 2016 and now oversees over 1,200 clients annually at Designs by Sundown.
Horticulture Undergraduate Student Named 2020 GPN/Nexus Intern of the Year

Published on January 17, 2020
GPN Magazine and Nexus Corp select Caleb Spall, a senior in Horticulture, for this national prestigious internship award.
PhD student researches unconventional water sources for nursery crop irrigation

Published on December 18, 2019
Shital Poudyal's work aims to lower the environmental footprint and increase overall sustainability of nursery-grown trees.
Dr. Cregg's research has focused on physiology and management of trees in nursery, Christmas tree, and landscape systems

Published on December 18, 2019
Dr. Bert Cregg has been with MSU's Department of Horticulture for 20 years and has many research projects
Horticulture student works with world’s first robotic apple harvester

Published on December 9, 2019
Daniel Dick, a junior in the Horticulture B.S. program, earns highly coveted internship with international robotics firm, Abundant Robotics.
Yvonne Wilson: More than a donor, a legacy for MSU Horticulture Gardens

Published on December 6, 2019
MSU alumna Yvonne Wilson made her first gift to the university more than three decades ago. Though modest, the contribution laid the foundation for more than $1.5 million of giving to MSU throughout her lifetime.
Damon Abdi's research has found that with improved irrigation practices, nursery growers can reduce water with minimal effect on plant growth while also protecting the environment.

Published on December 1, 2019
Damon Abdi is a graduate student working with Dr. Tom Fernandez in water management for nursery crops.