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West central Michigan small fruit update – May 21, 2019
Published on May 21, 2019
Pollination, stem gall wasp, fruitworm and disease management are main priorities for blueberry growers that require time and resources this time of year. -
Wine grape research videos now available
Published on May 21, 2019
Find out what MSU scientists are learning thanks to Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council funding. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 21, 2019
Published on May 21, 2019
Pollination and disease management have been on grower’s minds with the continued cool and wet conditions. -
Economic considerations of replacing existing wheat with corn or soybeans
Published on May 21, 2019
Understanding the potential of harvesting the year's harvest of wheat, and how to make sure the harvest is successful. -
MSU Cover Crop Team Webinar Series: Interseeding cover crops in corn in Michigan
Published on May 21, 2019
The second webinar in this series highlights research at MSU on interseeding cover crops into standing corn. -
Study scrutinizes global tourism’s push and pull
Published on May 21, 2019
Tourists have become international jetsetters, bringing the promise of prosperity, threats to the nature they come to experience and lots of questions about how to strike a balance. The key: What drives tourism? -
2019 Spring Farm Sprouts - Week #4 Wednesday PM
Published on May 20, 2019
2019 Spring Farm Sprouts - Week #4 Wednesday PM -
Deadline Extended on Call for Concept Notes
Published on May 20, 2019
Concept Notes for Area of Inquiry 1 now due May 27, 2019 -
Preservatives – Exploring nitrate & nitrite safety
Published on May 20, 2019
We know preservatives help keep our foods fresh and safe, but what about specific preservative ingredients? In this post, we take an updated look at nitrates and nitrites in our foods and explore the safety around these ingredients. -
MSU Extension works in communities and with farmers to support mental health
Published on May 20, 2019
As farmers face increasing challenges to the well-being of their farms and mental health, MSU Extension is training a support network and farm stress management programming to connect farmers with resources to help. -
CANR names new leader of international programs
Published on May 20, 2019
Karim Maredia has been named a senior global scholar and the director of agriculture and natural resources international programs in the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. -
Michigan hop scouting report - May 20, 2019
Published on May 20, 2019
Some hopyard tips for the start of this unseasonably cool month of May. -
Black cutworms are here
Published on May 20, 2019
However, do not spray fields for cutworm unless you find them in your fields! Trap numbers in Indiana indicate we won’t have a lot of colonization. -
Dr. Steven Safferman - 2019 MSU Honors College Award for Distinguished Contributions to Honors Students
Published on May 18, 2019
Dr. Steven Safferman - 2019 MSU Honors College Award for Distinguished Contributions to Honors Students -
Congratulations to our 2019 BAE Graduating Class
Published on May 18, 2019
Congratulations to our 2019 BAE Graduating Class -
Communicating science to parents
Published on May 17, 2019
Michigan State University's Sheril Kirshenbaum and Alison Bernstein, both mothers, explain the challenges of finding and sharing accurate, reliable scientific information on raising children. -
Organic grain crop enterprise budgets are available
Published on May 17, 2019
Tools for growers looking to establish or expand an organic grain farm. -
Home vegetable gardeners are asked to "grow a row" for their local food pantry
Published on May 17, 2019
Feeding America believes that food insecurity impacts one in eight people in west and northern Michigan. -
Monarch butterfly research update – May 2019
Published on May 17, 2019
Michigan is an important state for supporting the summer breeding population of monarchs. Here is an update on what we do and don’t know about increasing egg laying and survival. -
When alfalfa winterkills, what can you do?
Published on May 17, 2019
The long cold winter took a toll on Michigan alfalfa stands.