• Sep 11

  Tai Chi for Better SLEEP, Oscoda County Council on Aging, Sept. 11 - Nov. 6

  September 11, 2025 – November 6, 2025 Oscoda County Council on Aging 429 N Mt Tom Rd. Mio, MI 48647

  This series combines Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention and the Sleep Education for Everyone Program (SLEEP).

• Resources available for reducing impacts of the 2014 cool, wet spring and planting delays

  Published on May 19, 2014
  During spring 2014, weather-related planting delays created serious challenges for field crop producers throughout Michigan. Resources are available to help farmers address the challenges of a cool, wet spring and delayed planting.

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  Michigan hop update – July 31, 2014

  Published on August 1, 2014
  Two-spotted spider mite populations are high and growers should carefully monitor for this pest that can affect cone quality and act as a contaminate pest at harvest. Potato leafhopper and downy mildew continue to be observed.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 8, 2021

  Published on June 8, 2021
  This hot weather has moved along the crop, but the region could use some rain.

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  Phu Nguyen

  Assistant Professor Emeritus, Soil and Forest Ecology
  nguyen@msu.edu
  

• Apr 12

  Springtime Frog Walk

  April 12, 2024 7:00PM – 8:30PM Bengel Wildlife Center 6380 Drumheller Rd., Bath, MI 48808

  Calling all frog lovers! Join us for an evening filled with croaks, trills, and splashes from some of our favorite frog friends and the Bengel Wildlife Center in Bath, MI.

• Apr 20

  Fly Fishing Workshop Series

  April 20, 2023 6:30-8 p.m. 6197 Shepherd Rd., Adrian, MI 49221

  Youth will work with instructor to learn fly fishing skills.

• Aug 5

  4-H Lake to Table 2023

  August 5, 2023 9:00AM – 12:00AM

  Participants ages 8-19 will fish from a pontoon boat, learn proper knife use and care, fillet their own fish and learn about Michigan's aquatic ecosystems from the Michigan DNR. Open to youth ages 8-19. A responsible adult must accompany youth.

• Nov 12

  Beef and Swine Livestock Insurance - Farm Policy and Risk Management Series

  November 12, 2024 6:30PM – 8:00PM Online via Zoom

  This session will cover how insurance programs for beef and swine function and how to work with an insurance agent. The session will also review how to develop protection strategies and calculate program costs and indemnity payments.

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  Using Enviro-weather’s regional overnight temperature report during cold events

  Published on March 4, 2015
  With one look at MSU’s Enviro-weather, you can learn a lot about the freezing conditions in Michigan. If you know where the weather stations are, it tells you even more.

• Summer’s heat wave: A sign of warmer years ahead?

  Published on July 26, 2012
  State climatologist Jeff Andresen explains how this summer’s heat wave is related to climate change and MSU Extension offers a series of fact sheets on climate change.

• North central Michigan field crop regional report – August 21, 2014

  Published on August 21, 2014
  Control weeds and plant cover crops in wheat stubble.

• Care of newborn kids and lambs

  Published on December 28, 2017
  Kids and lambs that are born in cold weather are at risk for hypothermia and starvation

• West central Michigan small fruit regional report – July 21, 2015

  Published on July 21, 2015
  Blueberry harvest continues with excellent quality and better yields than expected. Spotted wing Drosophila are increasing in southern counties and showing up in raspberries.

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  Flint, Michigan area urban agriculture report - May 14, 2014

  Published on May 14, 2014
  Warm weather has arrived along with abundant rainfall in the past week that has delayed some planting in the field.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 5, 2020

  Published on May 5, 2020
  The region is two weeks behind normal due to cold temperatures and freezing temperatures are forecasted for this week.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 21, 2020

  Published on April 21, 2020
  Crop development has been slow, cold weather will persist, and no bud damage has been detected at this time.

• A cold start to the 2014 growing season for field crops

  Published on April 3, 2014
  Growing degree day accumulations, which are important to both plant and insect pest development, look very similar to 2011 and 2013.

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  Michigan chestnut crop report for the week of May 24, 2021

  Published on May 28, 2021
  Conditions remain dry as leaves expand and tree water demand increases.

• Penn State model updated for Fusarium head scab of wheat

  Published on April 6, 2006
  For wheat growers, deciding whether or not a fungicide application will be needed to control Fusarium head blight (FHB) and associated levels of DON (vomitoxin) can be difficult