• Potato leafhoppers: A menace in chestnut orchards

  Published on June 14, 2011
  If potato leafhoppers are present in chestnut orchards, when is it OK to spray and what sprays should you use?

• Breeding soundness exams for bulls – know he’s ready

  Published on March 30, 2012
  Bulls exhibiting low fertility levels can result in poor female pregnancy rates and significantly reduces profitability. Annual breeding soundness exams should be conducted on all breeding bulls to ensure reproductive fertility.

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  Don’t panic over frost damage to trees and shrubs

  Published on May 15, 2017
  Damage may look severe, but plants will usually recover.

• Peach leaf curl

  Published on March 27, 2007
  

• Scouting in herbaceous perennials: Powdery mildew

  Published on August 22, 2008
  

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  Update on brown recluse spiders in Michigan

  Published on April 21, 2017
  Three additional populations of brown recluse spiders have been confirmed in Michigan since 2011.

• Scouting for disease: White smut

  Published on July 27, 2007
  

• Beware of silo gas

  Published on June 2, 2011
  Toxic gas associated with fermenting silage may cause severe injury or death to persons who are exposed to injurious concentrations.

• Mettle 125 ME: A new fungicide for grapes

  Published on June 9, 2009
  

• Tops on preferred to tops off when it comes to sugarbeet freeze protection

  Published on November 1, 2013
  When freezing temperatures threaten at sugarbeet harvest time, be sure sugarbeet canopies are left intact and not defoliated.

• Using irrigation to maintain high yields of blueberries

  Published on June 17, 2008
  

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  White mold management in Michigan dry beans

  Published on July 22, 2020
  Each year, white mold is the most yield limiting disease in Michigan dry beans. Learn what to watch for and how to protect yield.

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  Michigan hop scouting report – April 28, 2017

  Published on April 28, 2017
  We will be tracking hop development this season and providing growers with relevant pest management information.

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  Christmas trees 101: Irrigation management

  Published on August 16, 2022
  Irrigating can save new transplants and improve the growth rate of mature trees.

• Southwest Michigan field crop update – June 1, 2017

  Published on June 2, 2017
  Cool and dry conditions in early June provide an opportunity to make progress on spring operations, but farmers should scout fields to monitor for pest pressure.

• Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – June 6, 2013

  Published on June 6, 2013
  Growers need one more short weather window to wrap-up planting in the northeast region.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – April 5, 2022

  Published on April 5, 2022
  Cool, wet weather continues to delay spring in the Grand Rapids area.

• Community Forester- Grand Rapids Parks

  Hiring Organization: Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
  Employment type: Full-Time
  Application Due Date: February 28, 2023
  Job Location: Grand Rapids
  

• Biological Science Technician

  Hiring Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station (NRS)
  Employment type: Seasonal
  Application Due Date: December 6, 2024
  Job Location: Kane, Pennsylvania
  

• Extension Assistant I - Nursery Crops Production

  Employment type: Full-Time
  Application Due Date: May 15, 2025
  Job Location: Knoxville, TN