Senator Debbie Stabenow was recently recognized by the NASULGC Board of Agriculture Assembly Congressional Champions Award for her work on Create-21 and her ongoing support of research, teaching and extension.



Pictured (L to R) are John Baker, associate director of the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station; U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow; Char Wenham, Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching (CARET) representative; Doug Lewis, CARET representative; Aaron Tadgerson, CARET representative; Don Howard, CARET representative; Mark Burnham, MSU associate vice president for governmental affairs; Tom Coon, director of MSU Extension and Mike Kovacic, CANR director of stakeholder relations.

Photo by Kurt Stepnitz

Listen here to a Spartan Podcast of CANR Dean Jeffrey Armstrong discussing many of the college’s important initiatives and partnerships - ranging from the bioeconomy to sustainable food and farming systems to land and water policy and use.

Also read an interview with Dean Armstrong in the MSU News Bulletin.