Mission Statement:
Our research and extension program aims to develop integrated management strategies for current and emerging potato and sugar beet diseases. Current investigations of pathogen biology, ecology, and disease epidemiology help us develop tools, including predictive models and remote sensing technologies, for use in effective and economical disease management.
News
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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. -
Volunteer potato risk in Michigan
Published on November 21, 2024
Learn more about the risks and management of volunteer potatoes. -
Michigan vegetable crop report – September 4, 2024
Published on September 5, 2024
This is the last week of our 2024 weekly reports. Thanks for your readership and good luck with the rest of the season. -
Michigan vegetable crop report – August 28, 2024
Published on August 28, 2024
Evapotranspiration levels in the corn belt are high, and sweet corn is delicious, leading to two potential meanings for “corn sweat.” -
Michigan vegetable crop report – August 21, 2024
Published on August 21, 2024
Harvest continues at full throttle while growers handle diseases and other late-season pests.