I am looking for STRAW to use as mulch in my garden. I am in Rochester Hills. Any suggestions? Thank you, Sabrina On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Morrone, Vicki <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > *What better way to get ready for the upcoming field season then to > learn with and from others of the good guys and bad guys?? Insects that it…. > * > *Hurry as space is limited, to assure a quality workshop…* > > * > * > > * > * > > *I**nterested in Sustainable Pest Management?* > > *Michigan State University Extension is pleased to announce the first* > > *Integrated Pest Management Academy* > > * > * > > *The Academy will focus on introducing the concepts of integrated pest* > > *management (IPM) and prepare participants to implement IPM on the farm > or in* > > *the garden. The Academy is designed to assist newcomers to pest > management* > > *but can be a valuable review for growers, nurserymen, gardeners, or > landscapers* > > *looking to brush up their IPM skills or bring new farm workers up to > speed. * > > * > * > > *To **kick things off, Dr. Barry Jacobsen from the Montana State > University will deliver* > > *the keynote speech on the philosophy and history of integrated pest* > > *management (IPM). Dr. Jacobsen is a world renowned IPM scholar and sits > on* > > *the board of directors for the IPM Institute of North America. > Additional topics* > > *covered on the first day will prepare participants to adopt the latest > integrated* > > *pest management practices through introductory discussions covering* > > *entomology, scouting, plant pathology and more. * > > * > * > > *On the second day of the **program, participants will have the > opportunity to opt into two concurrent* > > *sessions that address pest and disease issues and identify IPM resources > in the* > > *following cropping systems:* > > * > * > > *•Blueberries* > > *•Field crops; corn and soybeans* > > *•Grapes* > > *•Hops* > > *•Pome fruit* > > *•Small grains and forages; wheat, alfalfa, and mixed hay* > > *•Stone fruit* > > *•Strawberries and raspberries* > > *•Vegetables; cucurbits, cole crops, onions, celery, and carrots* > > *•Vegetables; peas, beans, sweet corn, asparagus, tomatoes, and peppers* > > *•Woody ornamentals; conifers, and Christmas trees* > > *•Woody ornamentals; deciduous trees and shrubs* > > * > * > > * > * > > *The Academy will be held February 20-21, 2012 at the Kellogg Hotel and* > > *Conference Center in East Lansing, MI. Registration for this > information-packed,* > > *two-day program is only $225 when you register before February 13.* > > * > * > > * > * > > *Registration includes a notebook with handouts, breakfast, lunch, > parking and* > > *Wi-Fi connection both days. Certified crop advisor credits (9) and > pesticide* > > *recertification credits (16) will be available. Certified Green Industry > Professional* > > *continuing education credits (7) will also be available.* > > * > * > > *Preregistration is required and space is limited. Visit the IPM Academy > website* > > *at www.ipm.msu.edu/ipm-academy.htm to access the registration page and > learn* > > *more about the program or download the agenda. For more information or to > * > > *register by mail contact Erin Lizotte at [log in to unmask] or call > 231-944-6504.* > > * > * > > * > * > Vicki Morrone > Outreach Specialist for Organic Production > 303 Natural Resources > East Lansing MI 48824 > 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) > 517-353-3832 fax > Www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu <http://www.michiganorganic.msu.edu/> > > If you would like to access a searchable archive of the all the previous > Mich-Organic listserv postings copy this URL and paste in your browser > address field http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html -- Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, [love and even hug the ones who don't]. Believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. ----Harvey Mackay [edited by Sabrina Wescott] If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html