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Submit your session or speaker ideas for 2025 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo
Published on May 19, 2025
Great Lakes Expo organizers have created an online submission form to gather new ideas for sessions and speakers from attendees and industry members. -
Drive-by botany: Eastern redbud and garlic mustard
Published on May 19, 2025
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early May 2025. -
Thrips parvispinus management in Michigan greenhouses: Insights from the latest research
Published on May 15, 2025
Thrips parvispinus have been popping up in Michigan greenhouses over the past few years. Here’s a look at the latest research on managing this invasive pest – just in case it shows up in your greenhouse. -
Box tree moth quarantine covers 13 southern Michigan counties
Published on May 15, 2025
The regulated area for box tree moth includes 13 southeast and central Michigan counties: Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Jackson, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee, Monroe, Macomb and St. Clair. -
Consider maintenance when choosing plants this spring
Published on May 13, 2025
Heavy-feeding plants such as petunia require more maintenance from home gardeners than other species to ensure season-long color. -
Updated box tree moth quarantine and compliance agreement for shipping out of the quarantine counties
Published on May 8, 2025
The updated compliance agreement allows businesses seven days longer to apply insecticide treatments to comply with Michigan’s box tree moth interior quarantine. -
MDARD in-person core review and testing offered in Oakland County on May 28
Published on May 1, 2025
Participants will review the core manual and take the pesticide applicator test. Private and commercial core, fumigation and aerial standard tests will be available. Participants can receive four core RUP credits. -
Congratulations to Michigan’s SARE grant recipients
Published on May 1, 2025
Learn more about the 10 new Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) projects funded for 2025. -
Agricultural pesticides are undergoing significant label changes that growers should be aware of
Published on April 25, 2025
An ever-increasing number of pesticide labels require applicators to utilize the Bulletins Live! Two system to check for additional use limitations to protect endangered species and their habitat. -
Free trainings for educators working with beginning farmers offered this spring and summer
Published on April 23, 2025
Join us for an engaging, hands-on train-the-trainer workshop designed for educators working with beginning farmers!