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Keeping kids safe by choosing the adults in your child’s life: Friends and family – Part 2

Published on July 28, 2021
How to thoughtfully decide which friends and family members are safe to be around your child.
Michigan State University to host dry bean and sugarbeet field day

Published on July 28, 2021
MSU and industry researchers will discuss current issues impacting dry beans and sugarbeets at the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan, on Tuesday, Aug. 24 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Raising teens: Gifts parents can give them – Part 2

Published on July 28, 2021
Teenagers are growing and developing at a rapid rate, which might be stressful for parents. Let’s explore gifts parents can give their teens to help them develop a healthy relationship.
Michigan insects in the garden – Season 2 Week 6: Wool carder bees

Published on July 28, 2021
A territorial, fuzzy, non-native bee.
Career exploration curriculum for elementary school-age kids

Published on July 28, 2021
The “Leap Into Careers” 4-H curriculum helps younger kids learn about future jobs and careers while practicing workforce skills.
MSU to open new AgBioResearch Center in Hart

Published on July 28, 2021
In partnership with West Central Michigan Horticultural Research Inc., MSU will lead research on tree fruit and vegetable agriculture in west Michigan
Tom Reardon Named University Distinguished Professor

Published on July 27, 2021
Since joining the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics in 1992, Professor Tom Reardon has garnered global recognition for his scholarship, teaching, and service to the profession.
West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 27, 2021

Published on July 27, 2021
Tart cherry harvest is over in west central Michigan, and peaches are sizing.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 27, 2021

Published on July 27, 2021
Viticulture Field Day is this Wednesday, July 28, in Benton Harbor.
Spartan irrigation management technology cuts costs, protects environment

Published on July 27, 2021
More than 70 low-cost moisture monitoring systems are being installed across Midwestern farmland this year thanks to Michigan State University's Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering Irrigation Research Group.