MSU Extension Turf

News

• Get more from your integrated pest management by attending our 2013 Academy

  Published on December 11, 2012
  Join us at the 2013 IPM Academy for discussions about how to practice IPM to get a better harvest in a world of shifting weather.

• Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership reaches homeowners through Shoreline Educator Network

  Published on December 5, 2012
  A network of shoreline educators is available to teach riparians the benefits of natural shorelines in inland lake ecosystems.

• Michigan State University offers plant science courses at both ends of the Lower Peninsula

  Published on November 8, 2012
  The MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology (IAT) will conduct a variety of off-campus courses as part of the growing certificate program in applied plant science and viticulture at two locations in the spring semester.

• Failure to water-in insecticides after application may result in poor grub control

  Published on September 21, 2012
  Lawn care company asks question about lack of grub control at some sites. Failure to water-in insecticides may be the problem.

• Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership offers comprehensive inland lake shorelines information

  Published on September 10, 2012
  Resources are available to help protect and restore Michigan’s more than 23,500 miles of inland lake shoreline.

• Timing for fall fertilization and rust on turf

  Published on September 7, 2012
  Following a stressful summer, lawns will benefit from a timely fertilizer application in the fall and may help turfgrass out-grow rust infestations.

• Irrigating with lake water during drought and dry weather

  Published on August 29, 2012
  Lakefront property owners have riparian right to “reasonable use” of lake water.

• Turfgrass establishment following a hot, dry summer

  Published on August 22, 2012
  Following the summer of 2012, many turfgrass areas and lawns may need to be over-seeded to fill in damaged or dead areas.

• Deadline for fall off-campus MSU plant science courses draws near

  Published on August 13, 2012
  Michigan State University (MSU) Institute of Agricultural Technology is now taking applications for off-campus certificate programs in Applied Plant Science and Viticulture at northwest and southwest Michigan community college locations this fall.

• Summer stress of turf on golf courses

  Published on August 10, 2012
  The drought and heat during the 2012 summer has resulted in tremendous stress to golf course turf.