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Michigan State University poll shows emerging food trends are more widely embraced by younger generations
Published on October 16, 2019
Americans under 40 are more receptive to trying new food products, such as plant-based and cell-cultured meats, meal kits and insect protein, than those 40 and older. -
Reducing agricultural risks with new technologies
Published on October 14, 2019
From using smartphone apps to soil testing and seed placement, growers aim to increase efficiency of their operations. -
Joan Rose presents interactive exhibit on water and health at Science Gallery Detroit
Published on October 10, 2019
What do you know about water & health? This was the question posed by Joan Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, to thousands visiting the most recent Science Gallery Detroit exhibit – DEPTH. -
Combating the blueberry stem gall wasp
Published on October 8, 2019
Michigan State University researchers work together to create solutions, reduce impact of pest on Michigan’s blueberry crop. -
Precision farming comes into its own
Published on October 7, 2019
Precision agriculture affects farmers both large and small; adoption rates depend on cost versus value produced -
Does protecting land help freshwater species?
Published on October 4, 2019
A recently published Michigan State University study in the journal Landscape Ecology looked at connectivity among Michigan lakes from the perspective of both aquatic and semi-aquatic wildlife. -
Commodity executive retiring after more than three-decade career
Published on September 30, 2019
Phil Korson, a stalwart of the Michigan tree fruit industry for more than 30 years, is retiring effective Jan. 1, 2020. -
Deploying precision agriculture in developing countries provides opportunities, challenges
Published on September 30, 2019
MSU researchers are working with developing countries to bring innovative technologies and improve agricultural production and sustainability. -
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue holds town hall at Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center
Published on September 27, 2019
About 300 people attended a public town hall held by United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue at Michigan State University’s Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center on Thursday, Sept. 26.