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Are you ready for the country life?
Published on August 3, 2014
How are you going to keep them down on the farm? Smaller acreages require additional planning and better skills to utilize the resources at hand. -
Food processing areas need to be dust, insect and vermin proof
Published on July 28, 2014
In order to produce safe food products, care must be taken to keep the facility clean. -
Certified Animal Welfare Audits for Farms: Part 4 – Preparing your farm
Published on July 28, 2014
Part 4 in preparing for a certified animal welfare audit on your farm looks at review of the audit and preparation of your farm for audit day -
Certified Animal Welfare Audits for Farms: Part 5 - Audit day
Published on July 28, 2014
Certified Farm Animal Welfare Audit day has arrived on your farm. Part five in this six part series is meant to give you an idea of what to expect and how to prepare yourself and your employees. -
Certified Animal Welfare Audits for Farms: Part 6 - Follow-up for certification
Published on July 28, 2014
The final installment in the six part series of Certified Farm Animal Welfare Audits looks at the follow-up corrective actions that need to take place after the audit in order for your farm to achieve certification. -
Serving up local from the county fair
Published on July 21, 2014
County fair animal auctions provide opportunities for chefs to purchase local beef, chicken, rabbit, pork and lamb while supporting youth. -
From restaurant to wholesale: Labeling and shelf-life for a refrigerated product
Published on July 7, 2014
Consider how long of the shelf life your product will need, along with what labeling requirements are necessary for regulatory compliance. -
Preparing for high-volume food product sales: Are you ready for a co-packer?
Published on July 7, 2014
Selling your food product to a high volume retailer means you’ll also need your food produced in high volume. Find out what a co-packer means for your recipe and how much capital you’ll need to determine if you are ready to go to high volume sales. -
Get ready for Michigan blueberries
Published on June 19, 2014
Growers believe blueberries will be ready for picking around July 4, or a week after for northern Michigan. -
Michigan Catch and Cook program connects community members, local restaurants
Published on May 28, 2014
Through a partnership between charter fishing boats and local restaurants, anglers can take their catch to local restaurants for a delicious meal. -
Farmers markets a great learning opportunity for kids
Published on May 22, 2014
Farmers markets can be wonderful outdoor learning laboratories to help kids learn more about where their food comes from. -
Product Center Client RNS Packaging Wins MBPA Elite Sustainable Small Business Award
Published on May 13, 2014
RNS Packaging, makers of the FunPak™ Dog Bones Premium Packaging, has won the Michigan Business and Professional Association Award for being the Elite Sustainable Small Business in Michigan for 2013. -
Domino's Pizza V.P. of Communications Delivers Keynote at 2013 Making It In Michigan Conference
Published on May 13, 2014
Tim McIntyre, Vice President of Communications for Domino's Pizza, delivered the conference keynote address. -
Meijer Helps Michigan Small Business
Published on May 13, 2014
Meijer launched the ‘Made in Michigan’ initiative in January 2012 with the Michigan State University Product Center to help strengthen the state’s economy by supporting Michigan small businesses. -
Selling your food product nationally
Published on May 9, 2014
Prepare to sell your food product nationally by analyzing of your wholesale price, distribution costs and recruitment strategies along with the necessary capital for production capacity. -
Four USDA Grants Advance Regional Food Systems Research at MSU
Published on May 4, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced four grant awards to CRFS staff and affiliates to support local and regional food systems research. -
Farmer’s market managers: Find vendors with online MarketMaker
Published on May 2, 2014
Farmer’s market managers can identify local farmers and food producers by using online MarketMaker. -
From restaurant to wholesale: Part 3
Published on April 25, 2014
Many factors affect the licensing of your popular restaurant dishes and sauces. Learn how the type of product, business name and level of sales can change the rules for your restaurant. -
Preparation is essential when selling your food product to a distributor
Published on April 25, 2014
Food businesses that want to sell their food to a distributor can benefit from adjusting their product price, configuring a pallet pack size, checking references and much more. -
Certified Animal Welfare Audits for Farms: Part 2 – Self-Made Claims
Published on April 23, 2014
Part 2 in this series of articles looks at why industry needs to consider Certified Farm Animal Welfare Audits.