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Southwest Michigan vegetable update – Sept. 9, 2020
Published on September 9, 2020
Cool temperatures bring big changes to warm season vegetable crops. -
GLANSIS technical memos add new data to invasive species risk assessments
Published on September 9, 2020
Memos provide transparent, publicly available documentation of the risk assessment process. -
MSU Extension offers free online Michigan Water School webinar series for elected and appointed officials and their staff
Published on September 8, 2020
Understanding the state’s water resources is important for making sound water management decisions. -
Virtual community service projects
Published on September 8, 2020
Give back to the community while keeping a safe distance. -
Thinking about cover crops after corn silage?
Published on September 8, 2020
New recipes provide an introductory approach to integrating cover crops into a corn silage rotation going to corn or soybean. -
MSU-led national cucurbit project reupped for $7.1 million
Published on September 8, 2020
The Cucurbit Coordinated Agricultural Project has been awarded $7.1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 8, 2020
Published on September 8, 2020
Apple and wine grape harvests are underway. Fall is a good time to test soils for nematodes. -
West central Michigan small fruit update – Sept. 8, 2020
Published on September 8, 2020
Blueberry harvest is coming to an end in northern counties with most of the hand harvest for the fresh market already completed. Remaining berries are mechanically harvested for procession. -
National Cover Crop Survey Report is released
Published on September 8, 2020
2019-2020 National Cover Crop Survey Report details farmer trends and perspectives on cover crop use. -
MSU hosts Vegetable and Root Crop Virtual Field Day
Published on September 5, 2020
Educators and researchers showcase research on the farms of West Michigan vegetable growers, where they live and work -
Weekly Beet - September 4, 2020
Published on September 4, 2020
This weeks edition: New Publications: Monique Sakalidis and Carmen Medina, "Characterization of Diaporthe spp. associated with spruce decline on Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) in Michigan". -
SPDC announces virtual Lecture Series for 2020-2021
Published on September 4, 2020
We are pleased to announce our 2nd annual SPDC Lecture Series for 2020-2021. These events will take place virtually due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. -
Baby sign language: A helpful communication tool
Published on September 4, 2020
Babies can learn and use sign language as a life skill, enabling them to benefit from its communication advantages. -
MSU doctoral candidate granted research award from Ecological Society of America
Published on September 4, 2020
Katelyn King, a doctoral candidate in the Data Intensive Limnology Lab, recently won the Exceptional Promise in Graduate Research Award from the Ecological Society of America. -
International scientists seek pathways to sustainability
Published on September 4, 2020
An international group of sustainability scientists work to understand the most effective targets at which to aim to enabling leaders in government, business, civil society and academia to spark transformative changes towards a more just and su... -
Michigan State University researchers lead $5.2 million grant to investigate management strategies for fire blight
Published on September 3, 2020
George Sundin and Nikki Rothwell will lead a USDA-funded project examining fire blight, a disease that can kill apple and pear trees. -
Pandemic Gardening
Published on September 3, 2020
Without our usual events and without students and faculty on campus, what are our gardens like this year? -
Southwest Michigan field crop update – Sept. 3, 2020
Published on September 3, 2020
Cooler temperatures with greater chances of precipitation in the coming week will help with grain fill, but these conditions may also increase the likelihood of further disease progression. -
Squash is plentiful in the fall
Published on September 3, 2020
Winter squash becomes readily available in gardens and farmers markets in the fall. -
MSU hosts virtual turfgrass field day
Published on September 3, 2020
MSU Extension and MSU AgBioResearch hosted a virtual turfgrass field day Wednesday, Sept. 23. The event was split into two sessions, focusing on lawn care and athletic fields, then golf turf.