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Maximize profits and manage risk - understand your cost of production

Published on January 17, 2025
Growing Christmas trees is economically important to many of the Great Lakes states, but it may not continue to be if producers unwittingly sell their trees at a loss.
New Christmas tree species guide available from MSU Extension

Published on January 16, 2025
Growers can use this guide to help choose a Christmas tree species to plant.
Michigan State University Extension to host 2025 Restricted Use Pesticide Review and Testing in Montcalm County

Published on January 15, 2025
MSU Extension in partnership with MDARD will host a 2025 Restricted Use Pesticide Review and Testing at Montcalm Community College on Feb. 12, 2025.
Spotted lanternfly resources from MSU Extension

Published on January 14, 2025
Learn about this invasive species with these publications by the experts at Michigan State University.
Who’s new? What’s new? MSU Christmas Tree Webinar Series focusing on new research for Christmas tree production.

Published on January 6, 2025
Registration is now open for the 2025 Christmas Tree Winter Webinar Series.
This holiday season, give the gift of fish and wildlife habitat

Published on December 20, 2024
Learn more about what to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays.
MSU Extension to host restricted use pesticide review and testing January 21 at Great Lakes Trade Expo

Published on December 17, 2024
MSU Extension, in partnership with MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program and MDARD, will host a restricted use pesticide (RUP) review and testing at the 2025 Great Lakes Trade Expo. RUP credits are available.
Need help with Bulletins Live! Two?

Published on December 16, 2024
MSU Extension is offering six free educational hands-on training sessions on how to use the Bulletins Live! Two system. RUP credits have been requested.
Real Christmas Tree Board launches winter webinar series

Published on December 13, 2024
Registration is now open for webinars on January 14 and 28, focusing on precocious cone formation and manually removing cones, and Phytophthora root rot.
Coming up next week at GLEXPO: Pesticide Core Review and MDARD testing, RUP credits, and Worker Protection Safety training in English and Spanish, December 12

Published on December 6, 2024
Register now for the Pesticide Core Review and Worker Protection Safety Training at GLEXPO 2024 on Dec. 12. Participants can take the MDARD RUP test in the afternoon, complete the required EPA WPS training and earn RUP credits.