Extension

MSU Extension releases butternut squash cereal rye cover crop trial results

A Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development funded a one-year cover cropping trial in butternut squash. The trial was planted at the Forgotten Harvest Ore Creek Farm (9153 Major... more »

Syngenta adds extension agent to Resistance Fighter Leadership Program

Syngenta welcomed Gene McAvoy,a vegetable extension agent with University of Florida, as the 2015 member to the Resistance Fighter Leadership Program. Formed to honor advisors who help growers manage resistance, the program provides members with... more »

Purdue Extension publications available for vegetable growers

Three Purdue Extension publications are now available online and in print for vegetable farmers through the Extension's Education Store. The three publications are Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2016, Midwest Vegetable Trial Report for 2015... more »

Bill Shane named MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center Interim Coordinator

The Michigan State University Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center(SWMREC) has announced Bill Shane will be interim center coordinator effective April 1. Shane is an MSU researcher and Extension tree fruit specialist with primary emphasis... more »

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