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Sign up now for the 2022 MSU Organic Farmer Training Program
Published on January 31, 2022
Hands-on, goal-oriented learning beginning March 7, 2022. -
Scab-immune apple varieties are worth a try
Published on January 31, 2022
Managing apple scab with fungicides and resistant apple varieties. -
Welcome Cheyenne Sloan, new blueberry and small fruit educator
Published on January 26, 2022
Cheyenne Sloan is the new blueberry and small fruit educator in southwest Michigan and is housed in the Van Buren County Michigan State University Extension office in Paw Paw. -
Grape winter bud hardiness: January 2022 mid-winter research update
Published on January 24, 2022
Southwest Michigan winter weather has been mild. Grape buds appear to be doing well. -
Dog Star Hops takes home the coveted Chinook Cup in annual hop quality competition
Published on January 20, 2022
Michigan hop farms recognized for excellence during the 2022 Michigan Great Beer State Conference. -
Deadly form of influenza found in two Canadian flocks - Poultry beware
Published on January 19, 2022
Detection of this disease s another reminder for everyone who owns poultry to practice strict biosecurity and of major concern for poultry producers along the Atlantic flyway. -
Second careers in sustainable agriculture
Published on January 18, 2022
MSU Organic Farmer Training Program and other MSU programs welcome retirees and career-shifters starting farms. -
Weed Genomes Cropping up at PSM
Published on January 17, 2022
PSM's Dr. Eric Patterson along with colleagues at MSU, Colorado State University, and industry partners have launched the International Weed Genomics Consortium, a program to sequence, annotate and publish genomes for up to 30 common weed species. -
Compost handling in agriculture systems: Disease-suppressing and growth-promoting composts
Published on January 14, 2022
Part two of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms. -
Compost handling in agriculture systems: How is compost made?
Published on January 12, 2022
Part one of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.