-Erin Hill (Taylor)
Just this week we finished production on our Palmer amaranth identification video. We hope that this will be the first of a series of videos helping to identify and manage this herbicide-resistant weed in Michigan.
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Palmer amaranth ID video
Friday, June 14th, 2013Mentors in Crop and Soil Sciences
Friday, December 21st, 2012-E. Taylor
Recently two mentor relationships were highlighted by AgBioResearch.
In a Spotlight Story, Dr. Karen Renner is credited with mentoring former CSS undergraduate Nick Bancroft. Nick credits her influence to expanding his skills which have helped him to be a success in his role as VP of operations at Agro-Culture LIQUID Fertilizers in St. John’s, MI.
http://www.agbioresearch.msu.edu/spotlight/mentoring-michigan-future-scientists.html
In a Futures article, the mentor relationship between Dr. Jim Kells and Karen Zuver is highlighted. Their interactions during Karen’s undergraduate and graduate degrees at MSU have had a tremendous impact on her career as a Field Agronomist with DuPont, where she continues to interact with the University today.
http://www.agbioresearch.msu.edu/publications/futures/fall2012/fertile%20ground%20of%20resources.pdf
AutumnFest 2012
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012-E. Taylor
Last Saturday the 37th Annual AutumnFest was held by the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. AutumnFest is an opportunity for Spartans and their friends and families to visit with CANR departments, student groups, and MI agricultural industry leaders. This year I was able to attend with Dr. Karen Renner to run the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences booth. It was a great chance to meet some new faces and them about our recently merged departments (i.e. Crop and Soil Sciences and Plant Pathology). We were even fortunate to be visited by Sparty in the flesh (well…in the foam stuffing).
Karen Renner, SPARTY, and Erin Taylor at the 2012 AutumnFest
Grandparent’s University 2012
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012-E. Taylor
This week MSU is holding Grandparent’s University. Grandparents University is an event organized by Alumni Relations that gives alumni and their grandchildren (8-12 yrs old) a chance to share their experiences with the next generation including spending a couple evenings in the residence halls and attending short classes that highlight the many strengths of MSU. Every summer weed scientist Dr. Karen Renner teaches one of these classes titled “Soil or Dirt: What do you call it?” In the class alumni and their grandchildren learn how soil functions as a filter in the environment and get hands-on experience exploring what forms of life inhabit the soil.
2012 MSU Weed Tour: June 27th
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012-E. Taylor
Mark June 27th on your calendars to attend the 2012 MSU Weed Tour. This years tour will start out at the MSU Plant Path Field Lab on College Rd., north of Jolly Rd. The day will review our latest research in soybeans, corn, wheat, etc. In the afternoon a tour of what is happening with weed control in vegetables will take place at the MSU Horticulture farm.
Information about the day’s schedule and on-line registration are both available now at http://www.msuweeds.com/msu-weeds-com-events/2012-msu-weed-tour/
We hope to see you there!