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Your health, your choice

Published on August 13, 2026
Discover how small changes can make a big difference.
Wearing multiple hats: Boundary considerations for volunteer managers

Published on August 13, 2026
Volunteer managers often wear many hats. Understanding when to lead, when to step back, and how to navigate overlapping roles helps create fair, transparent and positive experiences for everyone involved.
Improving Christmas Tree Production Through MSU Extension Winter Webinar Series

Published on August 13, 2026
With increasingly thin margins, growers continue to seek methods to decrease input costs, increase efficiency, diversify their cropping systems and look for new markets.
Glassen Foundation launches $50,000 matching challenge to strengthen Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports

Published on August 13, 2026
Glassen’s matching gift opportunity will double the impact of donations made to the Hal and Jean Glassen Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Endowment.
Michigan hop crop report – August 13, 2026

Published on August 13, 2026
Hop growers are preparing for harvest.
Michigan vegetable crop report – August 12, 2026

Published on August 13, 2026
Melon, watermelon and sweet corn harvests are in full swing, with processing tomatoes close behind. Dry conditions are increasing pest pressure, while cucurbit downy mildew nears Michigan and vegetable diseases remain a concern.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – August 13, 2026

Published on August 13, 2026
Seed and kernel fill are progressing in corn and soybeans. Late blight discovered in St. Joseph County.
FCCP receives funding to improve methods to measure and monitor aboveground biomass in US agroforestry systems

Published on August 13, 2026
FCCP, in collaboration with the MSU Forest Measurement and Modeling Lab, received funding to measure and monitor aboveground biomass in US agroforestry systems.
2026 Scholarship opportunities for animal science students

Published on August 13, 2026
Applications are due September 27, 2026.
Michigan grape scouting report – August 12, 2026

Published on August 12, 2026
Concise, research-based updates on weather trends, vine development, pest pressure and disease risk.