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Produce storage confusion: Why refrigerate this and not that?
Published on June 22, 2021
Some food safety guidelines can be confusing. Let's clarify why some of the same type of produce needs refrigeration and some doesn’t. -
Predicted 2021 apple harvest dates
Published on June 22, 2021
These tables summarize the harvest dates for apple varieties predicted by the Enviroweather Apple Maturity Model for regions across Michigan. -
West central Michigan small fruit update – June 22, 2021
Published on June 22, 2021
West Michigan received a substantial amount of rain during the past five days, alleviating the spring drought that affected fruit crops for the past weeks. -
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – June 22, 2021
Published on June 22, 2021
Much-needed precipitation occurred throughout the area last week; more rainfall and a return to warmer weather predicted later in the week. -
MSU supports dairy industry through COVID-19
Published on June 22, 2021
Dairy team assists with government assistance programs, business planning -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 22, 2021
Published on June 22, 2021
The weather has cooled considerably, and tart and sweet cherries are starting to color. -
Tim Boland is Executive Director of Polly Hill Arboretum
Published on June 22, 2021
Using his B.S. degree in Horticulture, Tim has traveled around the world collecting tree seeds and enjoys managing the Arboretum's collection of trees and shrubs. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 22, 2021
Published on June 22, 2021
Sweet cherry harvest is underway. Other small fruits are harvesting in southern parts of the region. -
Packaging – Plastic Wrap
Published on June 21, 2021
In this series, we explore packaging ingredients. In this post, we look at the main ingredients that make up the food-safe plastic wrap we use at home. -
CANR names new chair to lead Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
Published on June 21, 2021
Scott Swinton, Ph.D., to serve as chair for two-year appointment. -
CANR names new chair to lead Department of Entomology
Published on June 21, 2021
Hannah Burrack, Ph.D., from NC State University, will start at MSU as chairperson in the Department of Entomology, effective January 2022. -
2020 Status of the Industry: Michigan’s commercial fishing and fish processing businesses
Published on June 21, 2021
What does commercial fishing and fish processing look like in Michigan and how did the pandemic impact the industry in 2020? -
Viruses detected in Michigan wheat
Published on June 21, 2021
Act now for diagnosis of wheat streak mosaic virus and wheat spindle streak mosaic virus. -
Michigan chestnut crop report for the week of June 14, 2021
Published on June 21, 2021
Potato leafhopper numbers are climbing and black stem borer emergence continues. -
Landscape Architecture senior receives $2K grant from the CANR Undergraduate Research Program to support research on Designing Decline
Published on June 21, 2021
Brooke Shevela, a senior majoring in Landscape Architecture at the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction, received a $2,000 grant from the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Undergraduate Research Program fund. -
Fortin: Proposed Michigan Bill Does not Mean that Lab Grown Meat Cannot be Labeled as “Meat”
Published on June 18, 2021
Neal Fortin's take on how lab grown meat may be labeled. -
Weekly Beet - June 18, 2021
Published on June 18, 2021
In this weeks issue: Various events and happenings. Dept. Job Postings, training and Development opportunities. -
Equine Science Society Honors for Logan and Vergara-Hernandez
Published on June 18, 2021
Alyssa Logan and Fernando Vergara-Hernandez received awards at the biennial Equine Science Society Symposium. -
MSU Extension “barley” able to contain excitement about small grains for brewing and distilling field day
Published on June 18, 2021
In-person event at MSU W.K. Kellogg Biological Station to showcase small grains for brewing and distilling on June 25, 2021. -
Where to find safe home food preservation recipes and information
Published on June 17, 2021
Discover where to find the most current research-based home food preservation information.