News

Bloom with purpose: Business-savvy sessions for cut flower farmers

Published on November 17, 2025
Insights, innovations and inspiration for commercial flower growers at the 2025 Great Lakes Expo.
MSU researcher honored with prestigious Soil Science Research Award

Published on November 17, 2025
MSU AgBioResearch scientist Bruno Basso was recently awarded the Soil Science Research Award from the Soil Science Society of America.
Recording of the Using the 2025 Michigan Apple Cost of Production Study webinar is now available

Published on November 17, 2025
Learn how to navigate the spreadsheets and apply to your farm.
Spencer Fleming Defends Master’s Thesis on Fertilizer Management in Michigan Crops

Published on November 16, 2025
Spencer Fleming recently defended his CSS master’s thesis, “Altering Fertilizer Management Strategies to Improve Soybean and Sugar Beet Production in Michigan,” under the guidance of Dr. Kurt Steinke, Dr. Christina DiFonzo, and Dr. Zachary Hayden.
Exploring Climate Change Impacts on Upper Peninsula Soils

Published on November 16, 2025
An exciting new project launched this year in the Kravchenko Lab and it promises to have a broad impact across PSM and the wider Michigan research community.
Spartans on the Move

Published on November 16, 2025
Inspired by the Fall 2025 Spartan Bus Tour
Hunters: Look for signs of illness in deer

Published on November 14, 2025
Identifying deer with chronic wasting disease (CWD) is not always possible by visual observation. There are common signs that may indicate a deer is sick, but it may or may not have CWD.
Grad student Spotlight: Advancing Long-Term Agricultural Microbiome Science

Published on November 14, 2025
Ashlyn Morin (Bonito lab) was awarded the PSM Graduate Assistantship and the Carter Harrison award this year.
Bryan Foster named as new KBS director

Published on November 14, 2025
After a competitive national search, Michigan State University has selected Bryan L. Foster, Ph.D., as the next director of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS)
Managing the land you hunt

Published on November 14, 2025
Consider harvesting antlerless deer this season to help control the population and the spread of diseases like chronic wasting disease (CWD).