MSU irrigation scheduling tool updated to include Enviro-weather data

Published on March 10, 2015
MSU Extension is updating their irrigation scheduling tool to automatically download weather data from MSU Enviro-weather stations for the 2015 growing season.

Wet weather hampers wheat management practices

Published on May 8, 2017
Wheat development may outpace growers’ ability to make timely applications of herbicides, nitrogen and fungicides.

Winter Weather Whiplash: Impacts of Meteorological Events Misaligned With Natural and Human Systems in Seasonally Snow-Covered Regions

Published on December 1, 2019
Weather whiplash is a colloquial phrase for describing an extreme event that includes shifts between two opposing weather conditions. Prior media coverage and research on these types of extremes have largely ignored winter weather events. However, ra...

A coupled human-natural system to assess the operational value of weather and climate services for agriculture

Published on September 18, 2017
Recent advances in weather and climate (W&C) services are showing increasing forecast skills over seasonal and longer timescales, potentially providing valuable support in informing decisions in a variety of economic sectors. Quantifying this value, ...

Herbicide sensitivity in potatoes

Published on May 29, 2008

Providing shelter for your horse in winter months

Published on November 4, 2011
Plan to make appropriate adjustments for shelter and protection from winter weather for your horse.

Warm-season grass as a livestock feed during the drought

Published on July 24, 2012
Many areas in Michigan are experiencing severe drought this summer including a very long stretch of hot and dry weather.

Fall 2012 color outlook for landscape plants and trees

Published on September 5, 2012
The 2012 season will be earlier and possibly shorter, due to severe summer.

Bravo Weather Stik and Bravo Zn 24c labels continued for Michigan

Published on October 17, 2013
Approved 24c labels allow potato growers to use more product per season to control diseases.

SValue Explanation | Potato and Sugar Beet Pathology Program

Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 5, 2015

Published on May 5, 2015
Warm weather has accelerated development in all tree fruit crops, and growers will be applying protectant fungicides to protect green tissue prior to predicted rainy weather this weekend.

Predicting years with extremely low gross primary production from daily weather data using Convolutional Neural Networks

Published on January 1, 2022
Understanding the meteorological drivers of extreme impacts in social or environmental systems is important to better quantify current and project future climate risks. Impacts are typically an aggregated response to many different interacting driver...

Hot soup for winter weather

Published on December 26, 2013
There is nothing like a hot bowl of soup when the snow is blowing outside. Making your own healthy soups can be a great way to save time and money.

Asian soybean rust and legume disease scouting: IPM-PIPE

Published on June 30, 2009

How hot? How dry? Enviro-weather tools help answer these questions

Published on July 10, 2012
Fruit and vegetable growers can use MSU’s Enviro-weather tools to quickly compare seasonal heat (degree-day) and moisture (precipitation) accumulations with previous years and “normal” years.

Understanding the fire blight model on the Enviro-weather web site

Published on May 30, 2006

West Olive weather station now has polyhouse degree day accumulations

Published on March 25, 2010
Models and degree day triggers for insect pests are also listed on this site. Check out this new table and let me know your thoughts.