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Landscape change leads to increased insecticide use in the Midwest
Published on July 19, 2011
MSU researchers affiliated with the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) have found that agricultural landscapes of the Midwest have increasing amounts of cropland and decreasing amounts of non-crop habitat. -
AgBioResearch scientists part of team to map potato genome
Published on July 14, 2011
By homing in on the mysterious potato genome and its tuber - the edible portion - researchers are unveiling the secrets of the world's most important non-grain food crop. -
Time to let science drive Great Lakes policy on Asian carp
Published on July 11, 2011
The threat that Asian carp pose to the Great Lakes community may be politically controversial. -
New AgBioResearch faculty members
Published on July 7, 2011
MSU AgBioResearch is pleased to welcome two new faculty members. -
MSU AgBioResearch field days showcase the latest in agricultural research and natural resource mgt
Published on June 30, 2011
Leading-edge research and demonstration projects will be featured throughout the summer at a number of MSU AgBioResearch center field days and open houses. -
MSU launches new reproductive research initiative
Published on June 27, 2011
Cows soon may be sharing their fertility secrets to help human mothers conceive healthy babies, thanks to MSU research. -
Dairy, beef producers can better manage Johne's disease by focusing on calves
Published on June 18, 2011
"Focus on the calf" is the simple and straightforward take-home message for all dairy and beef producers for controlling Johne's disease in their herds, MSU researchers conclude. -
Mike Hamm: Urban farms could provide a majority of produce for Detroiters
Published on June 16, 2011
MSU researcher Mike Hamm talks with MSU president Lou Anna K. Simon and MSU athletic director Mark Hollis about the state and future of Michigan urban agriculture. -
MSU AgBioResearch scientist named one of the nation's most innovative researchers
Published on June 15, 2011
MSU AgBioResearch plant biologist Sheng Yang He has been named one of the nation's most-innovative plant scientists as part of a $75 million new plant science research initiative.