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Local Government Relief Funds
Published on April 9, 2020
In order to assist our community members and partners, the Center for Local Government Finance and Policy has compiled brief overviews of COVID-19 response efforts as well as potential implications and impacts for local governments. -
Be on the lookout for a new pigweed species, purple amaranth
Published on April 9, 2020
Purple amaranth was identified for the first time in Michigan in 2019. -
Don’t let downy mildew on impatiens surprise you
Published on April 9, 2020
Use downy mildew fungicides preventively. -
Small Businesses Assistance
Published on April 9, 2020
What the CARES Act Means for Small Businesses -
Planning meals in times of crisis
Published on April 9, 2020
How to get the most out of the food you have at home. -
Successful learning at home
Published on April 9, 2020
How do you help support your children’s learning at home? What should be expected of children while they’re learning? Learn how to support your children’s learning while they’re home. -
Garden center retail survival strategy series: Overcoming challenges with a holistic approach
Published on April 9, 2020
Utilize a big-picture approach to develop contingency plans for your business. -
Venezuela: When Economic Policy Can do Little, if Anything, to Deal with a Crisis
Published on April 8, 2020
Luis Zambrano Sequín, Professor of economics at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, Caracas, Venezuela (translated from the original in Spanish with the assistance of David L. Ortega, Associate Professor at Michigan State University) -
Michigan hay supplies and prices for the spring season
Published on April 8, 2020
Prices are holding higher than a year ago and supplies are tight for high quality hay, but lower quality hay can be found. -
MSU water scientist chairing international task force examining wastewater for community infection of novel coronavirus
Published on April 8, 2020
Joan Rose, the Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research at MSU, is leading the International Water Association Covid-19 Task Force's efforts to enhance water supply safety. -
Getting “In the Weeds” on hemp production in Michigan
Published on April 8, 2020
Michigan Field Crops “In the Weeds” podcast third series explores hemp production. -
Ashley is an MSU Communications Fellow
Published on April 8, 2020
For the Spring 2020 semester, Ashley is engaged in training as an MSU Academic Communications Fellow! -
Caution: Zoning moratorium ahead
Published on April 8, 2020
Michigan local governments should proceed carefully when considering temporarily suspending property owners’ rights to develop or build until adequate regulations can be developed and adopted. -
Using the sorghum family as both cover crop and forage
Published on April 8, 2020
A new cover crop video explores how dual-purpose use for sorghum cover crops can benefit both soil health and livestock. -
Horticulture senior’s startup wins first place in the Burgess New Venture Challenge
Published on April 8, 2020
Traverse Jurcisin’s startup company, PhenoLogic, took home the top prize -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 7, 2020
Published on April 7, 2020
Most perennial crops are still dormant, and the cooler than normal temperatures later in the week will minimize crop development. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 7, 2020
Published on April 7, 2020
Buds are swelling and beginning to open for many fruit crops in southwest Michigan. -
East Michigan fruit update – April 7, 2020
Published on April 7, 2020
With warmer temperatures over the last week, green tissue is starting to be seen on a few fruit crops. Dry soils have allowed some planting to begin. -
The FCCP, American Forests, and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science have been awarded a grant from the US Climate Alliance
Published on April 6, 2020
The MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP) is pleased to announce the award of a United States Climate Alliance (USCA) Grant Program for Natural and Working Lands (NWL). -
Q&A with EEM Senior Keegan Gendron
Published on April 6, 2020
Keegan Gendron is an Environmental Economics Major (EEM) who was recently awarded AFRE's Academic Excellence Award