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Celebrating Indigenous food, culture and community: Public invited to the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit vendor tradeshow April 6-8 at MSU
Published on March 31, 2026
This free event will bring vendors, educators and Indigenous artisans to the MSU Kellogg Center to showcase Indigenous food systems and culture as part of the 2026 Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit. -
Local regulation of manufactured housing
Published on March 31, 2026
Learn more about how to balance local zoning authority and state preemption under Michigan’s Mobile Home Commission Act. -
State preemption and local zoning authority in Michigan: The role of legislative intent
Published on March 31, 2026
Absent an overarching statute preempting certain activities from zoning regulations, Michigan courts follow a test to determine legislative intent. In short, if there is no sign of legislative intent, local zoning prevails. -
Registration now open for the 2026 MSU Extension Agritourism Summit
Published on March 26, 2026
The 2026 Summit will bring farmers, business owners, community leaders and tourism professionals together to explore collaborative strategies that strengthen Michigan’s agritourism economy. -
MSU professor aims to improve seed sovereignty for Native communities
Published on March 24, 2026
PSM researcher Krista Isaacs receives Native American Agriculture Fund grant to develop seed-saving systems with Iowa State University professor Christina Gish Hill -
Land Division Act amendment allowing the creation of more parcels means all local governments should review development ordinances
Published on March 24, 2026
With the authority for local governments to allow and approve more divisions of land comes the responsibility to follow the master plan and make environmentally and financially sound infrastructure decisions. -
MSU Extension Tools for Effective Facilitation 2026 programs
Published on March 2, 2026
Two three-day facilitation workshops and one advanced four-day conflict-focused program available in 2026. -
Communicating Through Conflict: Build skills for tough conversations
Published on March 2, 2026
Learn tools for navigating difficult conversations at work, in your community, and at home through these workshop opportunities in 2026. -
MSU Extension partners with Marine City and Marine City Chamber of Commerce a second time to capture visitor impressions
Published on February 19, 2026
Learn more about this one-year pilot program that seeks to understand strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities via QR codes around the Marine City community. -
With the help from first-time visitors, five Michigan communities engaged to better understand their assets and opportunities in 2025
Published on February 6, 2026
Demand for MSU Extension’s First Impressions Tourism assessment program demonstrates a growing desire and need for Michigan communities to better themselves by capturing first-time visitor perspectives.
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