Solutions to Pesky Pests and Troublesome Plants

Show Your Community You Care About Your Farm!

If nuisance pests are eating your crops and weeds are taking over your fields or forests, they’re picking your pocket, too. That’s why our technicians are ready to sit down with you, roll up their sleeves, and help you think through how to keep pests and weeds away from your crops , livestock, and habitat. We can help you make smart choices about crops, pesticide and herbicide use, and other techniques. We can point you towards cost-share and technical assistance, including creating an integrated pest management plan. Our assistance is 100% free and confidential. We aren’t selling anything.

When you start work on an integrated pest management plan, you’re well on your way towards earning recognition in the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program, that’s MAEAP for short. Here’s what MAEAP is all about.

Click the button below to request a free and 100% confidential visit from your local MAEAP technician to discuss whether this voluntary program is right for you.

What others are saying

“I’ve been a farmer all my life. My first experience driving machinery on the farm was when I was 10 years old. It’s my goal to turn [the farm] over to my children in better than it was when I got it. Over the years my sons and I have put many [conservation practices] to use on the farm.”

–Wayne Dinius, Wayne Dinius Farm

“We worked hard to get verified! Cattle needed to be fenced out of the streams, stream crossings needed to be provided, and watering sited established. At the Farmstead, we installed new fueling stations and chemical storage, among other things. But it was worth it in the end and we feel great about this accomplishment.”

–Ken and Pat Brown, Kitty Kurtis Farm, Greenwood Township

“We’ are participating in MAEAP because we recognize the benefit to the environment, our community, and our farming operation. I encourage more farms to pursue verification in MAEAP.”

–Doug Darling, Monroe County Farmer and Member of Michigan Farm Bureau Board of Directors