News

Forests as therapy

Published on August 20, 2021
Experiences in nature can help us through the pandemic.
USDA funds available to establish pollinator habitat on your land

Published on August 20, 2021
You may be eligible for federal financial assistance to help you establish a pollinator planting.
Frequently Asked Questions

Published on August 20, 2021
Frequently Asked Questions about how to use and troubleshoot dotCMS.
Accessibility Rules

Published on August 20, 2021
An overview of accessibility rules in dotCMS
Streaming from Zoom to Facebook Live

Published on August 20, 2021
A walk through on how to stream from Zoom to Facebook Live
Weekly Beet - August 19, 2021

Published on August 19, 2021
In this weeks edition: Sieg Snapp had an article published in SSSA about using an inexpensive handheld sensor to measure soil C on 1000’s of fields in Malawi. Richard Lenski’s long term evolution experiment has been featured in the New Yorker.
Forages, forests and livestock: Creating a synergistic system though silvopasture

Published on August 19, 2021
Silvopasture is managing forages, forests and livestock so none of the resources are managed to the detriment of the other.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – Aug. 19, 2021

Published on August 19, 2021
Recent warm temperatures and rainfall pushed crop development through the middle of reproductive stages, but drier conditions in the coming week may limit grain fill on lighter rainfed fields.
Who’s Got the Bacon and Eggs? Anti-Confinement Laws Will Change the Entire Domestic Pork Industry

Published on August 18, 2021
California voters demand new regulations for the confinement of animals raised for food. Pork producers and processors will not be ready when these regulations go into effect on January 1, 2022. Scott Haskell explains.
Takeaways from the 2021 Honeycrisp virtual meetups

Published on August 18, 2021
A review of the key questions answered by experts about managing crop load, nutrition, rootstocks and harvest for Honeycrisp.