News

Wanted: Guard dog farmers

Published on December 6, 2018
We don’t want livestock farmers who are mean, but we do need determined and aggressive ones to combat preventable diseases.
FCWG 2018-19 Learning Exchange Series Session: NIACS

Published on December 5, 2018
Speaker includes Todd Ontl, USDA Climate Hub Fellow at the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS).
Presentation: The Social Capital Synthesis of Behavioral and Socio-economics

Published on December 5, 2018
Lindon Robison outlines the history and current status of behavioral and socio-economics in this 2018 presentation.
Feed program efficiency: What's Your Role program to debut in St. Johns, Michigan

Published on December 5, 2018
In a depressed dairy economy, what areas of the feed program can the producer have a direct impact on maximizing efficiency and utilizing the resources already on the farm?
Workshops on soil health management when budgets are tight offered throughout Upper Peninsula

Published on December 5, 2018
Attendees will receive soil health and cost reduction tips for the 2019 growing season.
Trey Malone: We’re Not Accountants! Five Things Agricultural Economists Bring to Multidisciplinary Teams

Published on December 5, 2018
Assistant professor Trey Malone and Texas Tech University professor Darren Hudson outline what it is agricultural economists can, and don't, do.
Ottawa County features PFAS discussion at annual Water Quality Forum

Published on December 5, 2018
Attendees learned how a broad category of chemicals known as PFAS might impact human health and heard examples of state and local government response.
25 Years of Change: Tom Reardon and Developing Agribusiness Supply Chains

Published on December 5, 2018
AFRE's Thomas Reardon gave the prestigious Hans Ruthenberg Memorial Lecture at the University of Hohenheim in October, 2018, marking a long and accomplished career in development and agribusiness.
December 2018 Hort Report

Published on December 4, 2018
Plant sales, staff appreciation, student competitions, and more.
SPDC construction management students travel to Barton Malow to gain experience in Building Information Modeling

Published on December 4, 2018
On Oct. 31, students in the SPDC’s CM Program and in the College of Engineering’s Civil Engineering Program had the opportunity to visit the Virtual Design and Construction Center at Barton Malow where students gained firsthand experience in BIM.