MSU Extension Food Policy

News

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  North Central SARE offering sustainable agriculture research grants to graduate students

  Published on May 6, 2025
  Applications for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Graduate student grants are due May 29.

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  Congratulations to Michigan’s SARE grant recipients

  Published on May 1, 2025
  Learn more about the 10 new Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) projects funded for 2025.

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  Category 4 sites under the Right to Farm Act Site Selection GAAMP

  Published on April 25, 2025
  Site Selection GAAMP provides local authority to permit livestock keeping in primarily residential areas

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  Free trainings for educators working with beginning farmers offered this spring and summer

  Published on April 23, 2025
  Join us for an engaging, hands-on train-the-trainer workshop designed for educators working with beginning farmers!

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  Where to find sustainable farm jobs in Michigan

  Published on March 13, 2025
  A map, a job posting form, a webpage and a listserv connect farm employers and farmworkers.

• Learn more about part 2 of the preventive controls for human food training course

  Published on January 27, 2025
  A new version of the Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) course, PCQI Version 2.0, is coming soon!

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  Tough Questions

  Published on January 16, 2025
  A webinar series by MSU’s Food Security Group exploring critical issues in international development research, featuring leading experts tackling ethics, policy pipelines, A.I. impacts, and more.

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  MSU researcher publishes article in Science on how agricultural value chains can promote climate-smart agriculture

  Published on December 20, 2024
  In the new policy forum article, the authors explain how agricultural value chains can incentivize small- and medium-sized farmers to be climate smart.

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  MSU scientist honored with research award from North American Regional Science Council

  Published on December 2, 2024
  Craig Carpenter was presented the award on Nov. 15.

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  The what, why and how of organic: Resources and recordings available

  Published on October 29, 2024
  Learn from diverse farmers across Michigan about their experiences with organic certification.