MSU Extension Nursery & Christmas Trees

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  How to identify and manage common groundsel in nurseries and greenhouses

  Published on June 15, 2020
  New fact sheet on identifying and controlling common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) in nurseries and greenhouse container production.

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  Irrigation season: Start with inspections and repairs

  Published on June 3, 2020
  Running through a checklist of inspections and repairs for each irrigation system greatly improves the chance of being able to start irrigating the day the crop needs it.

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  Registered applicators are prohibited from using Restricted Use Pesticides

  Published on June 1, 2020
  As part of the MDARD’s Temporary Registered Applicator Program, registered applicators are prohibited from purchasing, applying, mixing or loading Restructured Use Pesticides.

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  Gypsy moth caterpillars are out and about

  Published on June 1, 2020
  Oaks and many other trees are likely to be defoliated by gypsy moth this summer in many areas of Lower Michigan.

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  What’s all the excitement about cicadas?

  Published on May 28, 2020
  After spending many years underground, these insects have a coordinated emergence and a loud song that can’t be ignored.

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  Freezing temperatures likely across Michigan

  Published on May 7, 2020
  Cold outbreak brings prolonged freeze risk.

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  How to identify field bindweed in Christmas tree production – Part 1

  Published on May 6, 2020
  Learn the biological characters and how to identify field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).

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  How to manage field bindweed in Christmas tree production – Part 2

  Published on May 6, 2020
  Learn the non-chemical and chemical methods to control field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).

• Deadline extended for the water use reporting requirements

  Published on May 4, 2020
  Agricultural water users in Indiana and Michigan have until at least June 1 to report their water use for water source with the capacity to pump 70 gallons per minute.

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  Farmers facing isolation – stay connected, it’s good for you

  Published on May 1, 2020
  The inherent nature of the agricultural occupation is independent. Isolation is often linked to impacts on mental health and loss of life by suicide.