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MSU Extension to host restricted use pesticide review and testing January 21 at Great Lakes Trade Expo
Published on December 17, 2024
MSU Extension, in partnership with MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program and MDARD, will host a restricted use pesticide (RUP) review and testing at the 2025 Great Lakes Trade Expo. RUP credits are available. -
Need help with Bulletins Live! Two?
Published on December 16, 2024
MSU Extension is offering six free educational hands-on training sessions on how to use the Bulletins Live! Two system. RUP credits have been requested. -
Real Christmas Tree Board launches winter webinar series
Published on December 13, 2024
Registration is now open for webinars on January 14 and 28, focusing on precocious cone formation and manually removing cones, and Phytophthora root rot. -
Final call to register for Michigan Soybean Committee’s on-farm research update meetings in January
Published on December 12, 2024
Michigan Soybean Committee and MSU Extension will be hosting on-farm soybean research update meetings in a town near you—register soon to guarantee your seat and a free lunch. -
2025 Southeast Michigan Vegetable Grower Winter Meeting to be held February 12
Published on December 9, 2024
Whether you’re a large or small vegetable farm, conventional or organic, growers of all types can find value with this year’s educational agenda. -
Free online courses on pollinator protection offer a restricted use pesticide (RUP) credit for Michigan certified pesticide applicators
Published on December 6, 2024
Pesticide applicators in Michigan can take a free, self-paced, online course on pollinator protection to earn one RUP credit in categories 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 3A, 3B, 6, 7A, Commercial Core or Private Core. -
Coming up next week at GLEXPO: Pesticide Core Review and MDARD testing, RUP credits, and Worker Protection Safety training in English and Spanish, December 12
Published on December 6, 2024
Register now for the Pesticide Core Review and Worker Protection Safety Training at GLEXPO 2024 on Dec. 12. Participants can take the MDARD RUP test in the afternoon, complete the required EPA WPS training and earn RUP credits. -
Pre-register for the 2025 Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show
Published on December 6, 2024
Growers are encouraged to attend this two-day, premier educational program on Jan. 14-15 to discuss important issues for the Michigan fruit industry. -
Tropilaelaps mite information for beekeepers
Published on December 6, 2024
Resources for learning about Tropilaelaps spp., mites that can parasitize various species of honey bees, including Apis mellifera. -
Veggie chlorpyrifos update for 2025
Published on December 6, 2024
Chlorpyrifos can still be used on all labeled vegetable crops until June 30, 2025, and likely into the future for asparagus.