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MSU Extension animal agriculture team focuses on providing assistance during time of disruption for the livestock industry
Published on August 21, 2021
MSU Extension animal agriculture team assists farmers with managing risk, operation flow, and addresses industry disruption while protecting the economic stability of animal agriculture operations across Michigan. -
Grad Spotlight: Rahul Dhar
Published on August 20, 2021
Rahul is a fifth-year student in the dual Ph.D. program in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) and Economics. -
Forests as therapy
Published on August 20, 2021
Experiences in nature can help us through the pandemic. -
USDA funds available to establish pollinator habitat on your land
Published on August 20, 2021
You may be eligible for federal financial assistance to help you establish a pollinator planting. -
Streaming from Zoom to Facebook Live
Published on August 20, 2021
A walk through on how to stream from Zoom to Facebook Live -
Accessibility Rules
Published on August 20, 2021
An overview of accessibility rules in dotCMS -
Frequently Asked Questions
Published on August 20, 2021
Frequently Asked Questions about how to use and troubleshoot dotCMS. -
Weekly Beet - August 19, 2021
Published on August 19, 2021
In this weeks edition: Sieg Snapp had an article published in SSSA about using an inexpensive handheld sensor to measure soil C on 1000’s of fields in Malawi. Richard Lenski’s long term evolution experiment has been featured in the New Yorker. -
Forages, forests and livestock: Creating a synergistic system though silvopasture
Published on August 19, 2021
Silvopasture is managing forages, forests and livestock so none of the resources are managed to the detriment of the other. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – Aug. 19, 2021
Published on August 19, 2021
Recent warm temperatures and rainfall pushed crop development through the middle of reproductive stages, but drier conditions in the coming week may limit grain fill on lighter rainfed fields. -
Who’s Got the Bacon and Eggs? Anti-Confinement Laws Will Change the Entire Domestic Pork Industry
Published on August 18, 2021
California voters demand new regulations for the confinement of animals raised for food. Pork producers and processors will not be ready when these regulations go into effect on January 1, 2022. Scott Haskell explains. -
Takeaways from the 2021 Honeycrisp virtual meetups
Published on August 18, 2021
A review of the key questions answered by experts about managing crop load, nutrition, rootstocks and harvest for Honeycrisp. -
4-H spurs love of learning and future in academia
Published on August 18, 2021
After graduating from Central Michigan University in spring 2021, Mecosta County 4-H alum Kiara Cushway sent a follow-up letter thanking Mecosta County 4-H once again for her 4-H scholarship, citing 4-H for helping in her educational and career choices. -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Aug. 18, 2021
Published on August 18, 2021
This is the second apple maturity report for the 2021 harvest season. -
Best practices for using ReTain to manage apple harvest
Published on August 18, 2021
New technical manual and training offered by Valent summarized applications for production regions across the country. -
Michigan insects in the garden – Season 2 Week 9: Chrysopidae
Published on August 18, 2021
This insect garden helper has an ugly duckling story all its own. -
Kellogg Biological Station joins multi-state effort to increase the adoption of prairie strips across the Midwest
Published on August 17, 2021
At the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (LTAR) and Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) programs are working to increase the adoption of prairie strips on agricultural landscapes across the Midwest. -
MSU Extension to undertake three-year, $7 million vaccination education effort
Published on August 17, 2021
The immunization education initiative will focus on educating the general public about COVID-19 vaccines and other childhood and adult vaccinations. -
Horticulture Graduate Student Earns 3rd Place at National Professional Oral Competition
Published on August 17, 2021
Caleb Spall placed 3rd in the American Society for Horticultural Science Floriculture Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 17, 2021
Published on August 17, 2021
Peach harvest is moving quickly. Bartlett pear harvesting for the processing market is starting in southwest Michigan