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Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 21, 2020
Published on July 21, 2020
Summer pest and crop concerns for apples. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 21, 2020
Published on July 21, 2020
Berry harvest continues. Peach and plum harvests have begun. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are starting to climb. -
New skills your farm or food business will need to develop due to COVID-19
Published on July 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic may have set the stage for some labor opportunities to arise. -
Fisheries and Wildlife postdoc earns award for outstanding paper in landscape ecology
Published on July 21, 2020
Postdoc Ian McCullough won an award for "Outstanding Paper in Landscape Ecology" from the International Association for Landscape Ecology for his work on the threat U.S. lakes face from wildfires. -
Annual entrepreneurship conference provides solutions to rural communities in advance of pandemic
Published on July 21, 2020
City of Alma, Mich. adopts rural connectivity solution in advance of the pandemic allowing students to access the web while being confined to learning from home. -
Animal welfare for youth: Part 7 – Evaluating animal welfare scenarios
Published on July 20, 2020
This series will explore basic concepts of animal welfare and why 4-H youth involved in animal projects should understand this subject. -
Animal welfare for youth: Part 6 – Affective states
Published on July 20, 2020
This series will explore basic concepts of animal welfare and why 4-H youth involved in animal projects should understand this subject. -
Animal welfare for youth: Part 5 – Natural Living
Published on July 20, 2020
This series will explore basic concepts of animal welfare and why 4-H youth involved in animal projects should understand this subject. -
Trace Contaminants & Residues – Pesticides
Published on July 20, 2020
While the idea of pesticides can invoke many strong emotional responses, in this post, we’ll explore pesticides’ purpose, how they end up in our food and water, and if they pose harm to human health. -
FSMA is to Pet Food as…
Published on July 17, 2020
FSMA has helped the pet food industry decrease product health issues and reduce the need for product recalls. The pet food industry must continue to invest in the infrastructure necessary to improve the standards of pet food safety. -
Investigating population dynamics of the fruit rot pathogen Colletotrichum acutatum
Published on July 17, 2020
Tim Miles, assistant professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, is investigating new disease management programs for Michigan blueberries. -
2020 Message from the Coordinator
Published on July 17, 2020
A message from Project GREEEN coordinator James Kells. -
Am I running a commercial farm?
Published on July 17, 2020
Know the difference between hobby and commercial farming, and the IRS expectations of each type of farm. -
Verifying a prototype risk model to help growers manage spotted wing drosophila in Michigan tart cherries
Published on July 17, 2020
Nikki Rothwell, coordinator of the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center, is working to develop an online risk model to help with spotted wing drosophila management. -
Demonstration of varietal response to fungicide and nitrogen applications on wheat yield, disease incidence and profitability
Published on July 17, 2020
Martin Chilvers, an associate professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, is helping wheat growers create strategies for selecting the optimum levels of nitrogen and fungicide. -
Eroding away your economic and environmental progress
Published on July 17, 2020
Controlling erosion on your farm is good for the environment but also your pocketbook. -
Development of critical tart cherry genomic and phenological resources for breeding purposes
Published on July 17, 2020
Courtney Hollender, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Horticulture, is sequencing the Montmorency tart cherry genome to identify traits that could be beneficial to breeding efforts. -
Varietal susceptibility and chemical control of blueberry stem gall wasp in Michigan blueberries
Published on July 17, 2020
Rufus Isaacs, a professor in the MSU Department of Entomology, is testing chemical controls and the susceptibility of blueberry varieties to stem gall wasp. -
Epidemiology, biology and population genetics of oak wilt
Published on July 17, 2020
Monique Sakalidis, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, is examining a devastating disease of oak trees known as oak wilt. -
5 ways planning remains relevant during COVID-19
Published on July 17, 2020
A list of 5 ways that urban and regional planning are relevant during the novel coronavirus pandemic.