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Benefits of being outside

Published on January 27, 2025
Why spending time outside is good for our health.
Understanding grapevine cold hardiness: Mechanisms, management and 2024-2025 field observations

Published on January 27, 2025
This article explores the mechanisms of cold hardiness, factors influencing it, effective vineyard management practices, and current cold hardiness reports, highlighting potential cold damage in some vinifera wine grapes.
Boost your farm or food business: Online grant writing course now available

Published on January 24, 2025
This free course is self-paced and available online to provide food and farm business owners with a better understanding of the grant writing process.
2025 Learning Exchange Series: Permanence

Published on January 24, 2025
Webinar one of the 2025 Learning Exchange Series is titled "Permanence." Ensures that carbon is stored in forests in the long term, that carbon credits sold hold carbon value beyond the life of the project.
Long-term Study Reveals Best Practices for Building Soil Carbon in Agriculture

Published on January 24, 2025
Investigators at MSU’s Long-term Ecological Research including Sasha Kravchenko and Jennifer Miesel, site find 25-year differences in soil carbon gain among cover cropped, no-till, and perennial cropping systems.
KBS LTAR 2024 Highlights - Read Our Newsletter

Published on January 23, 2025
Check out an overview of the agronomic, research, and engagement highlights from 2024. To receive regular project or event updates, email kbs.ltar@msu.edu and join our listserv.
The Partnership Playbook: Driving successful partnerships through goal setting

Published on January 23, 2025
Setting clear goals in partnerships with youth-serving organizations is the key to making a real and lasting difference for young people and their communities.
Contacts for removing honey bees from structures in Michigan

Published on January 23, 2025
How to find someone who does cutouts to remove a honey bee hive from a home or other structure.
Vegetable program at Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days to focus on input suppliers

Published on January 23, 2025
A half-day program will include talks on crop rotation systems, biostimulant concepts, and showcase input suppliers serving southwest Michigan.
MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program Appoints New Director

Published on January 23, 2025
The Department of Forest at Michigan State University (MSU) has appointed Chad Papa as director of the MSU Forest Carbon and Climate Program, effective Jan. 1, 2025.