• 100,000 the new 200,000

    Published on January 12, 2012
    It is time to set your sights higher when it comes to milk quality and produce milk with a lower somatic cell count.

  • Raw milk: passion or confusion?

    Published on January 11, 2012
    Despite evidence proving raw, unpasteurized milk can cause food-borne illness, some consumers are willing to risk disease in return for what they believe is a more healthy way to consume milk.

  • Alternative niche opportunities expanding

    Published on January 9, 2012
    Locally grown food and organically produced food are two segments of the food industry that continue to see growth and consumer excitement. A January 19 meeting in Ithaca, Mich., will connect organic farmers to opportunities with Organic Valley.

  • Looking back, then forward in the New Year!

    Published on January 9, 2012
    Take time to mark the height of your kids on the wall, then, mark the growth of your business.

  • Knowledge of modern agriculture goes home

    Published on January 9, 2012
    Michigan State University Extension’s Breakfast on the Farm (BOTF) program is one effort to improve agricultural literacy. Key “take-home” messages are an important component of each educational event.

  • Building employee loyalty through involvement

    Published on January 9, 2012
    How can you build employee loyalty? Table Rock Farm, Inc. of Castile, NY provides an example of one way to do just that.

  • Telling your agriculture story to the public...everyday!

    Published on January 9, 2012
    Farmers across the country need to take action to meet the need of consumers who are asking questions about how animals are raised and about how their food is produced.

  • Is global the new local?

    Published on December 29, 2011
    Income and population growth in other countries provides opportunity for Michigan’s Ag business development. Michigan State University is partnering with government and industry to capitalize on the world’s taste for U.S. food and agricultural products.

  • eXtension: Land grant universities at your fingertips

    Published on December 29, 2011
    eXtension is an online resource developed collaboratively by the nation’s land grant institutions to provide credible, research-based information to the public on topics of daily life, communities and business and may be accessed at www.extension.org.

  • Made in Michigan milk and dairy products

    Published on December 27, 2011
    Michigan dairy products are widely available at grocery stores throughout Michigan.