News

Naturalizing spring flowering bulbs

Published on October 9, 2020
A garden that is planned but looks unplanned is called a naturalized garden. The beauty of a naturalized garden is it looks as if it popped up naturally.
Update from the Chair, Fall 2020

Published on October 8, 2020
AFRE Chairperson and Professor Titus O. Awokuse reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of a new academic year.
Forestry Student Spotlight – Gillian Chirillo

Published on October 8, 2020
Gillian Chirillo
Urban and Rural Farmers Need A License To Legally Sell Milk and Dairy Products

Published on October 8, 2020
A state license is required to legally produce, process and sell milk to the public.
Connect with Nature: Join us this fall for “Conservation Talk Tuesdays” webinar series

Published on October 8, 2020
Michigan Conservation Stewards Program presents six talks that explore Michigan’s beautiful natural resources while looking at the unique cultural perspectives and innovative partnerships needed for successful conservation and restoration.
FCWG 2020-21 Learning Exchange Series Session: Ensuring the Integrity of Forest Carbon Offsets: the Role of Verification

Published on October 7, 2020
In this webinar, speaker Alexa Dugan and Christie Pollet-Young of SCS Global Services present " Ensuring the Integrity of Forest Carbon Offsets: the Role of Verification".
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020

Published on October 7, 2020
Apple harvest is progressing rapidly in southwest Michigan due to sunny and dry conditions and light crops.
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020

Published on October 7, 2020
October is apple month and there are so many varieties to choose from this week.
East Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 7, 2020

Published on October 7, 2020
Empire and Golden Delicious harvest are well along. Fuji and Cortland are mature as well and are ready for harvest. Demand for fresh apples and sweet cider has been very strong at farm markets.
Networks, clusters and how global meat markets tick

Published on October 7, 2020
MSU researchers in Scientific Reports combined a network model approach with cluster analysis of meat trade in 134 countries from 1995 to 2015.