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Benefits of Brassicas as cover crops

Published on March 1, 2020
Brassicas are a great cover crop option and good for weed suppression and breaking up soil compaction.
Forestry Graduate Student Spotlight – Antoinette Shirley

Published on February 29, 2020
Graduate Student Antoinette Shirley shares her experience working with wildlife and habitat in the Navajo Nation and her interests in Indigenous forestry.
Forestry Student Spotlight – Jared Shaffer

Published on February 29, 2020
Jared Shaffer earns the undergraduate student spotlight as a Wildland Firefighter in Oregon and Alaska.
New resource helps food pantry staff serve clients with diabetes

Published on February 28, 2020
Michigan State University Extension creates free, online learning module to help educate staff at food pantries.
Weekly Beet - February 28, 2020

Published on February 28, 2020
Weekly Beet - February 28, 2020
MSU Distinguished Academic Staff honoree credits Michigan 4-H for igniting his successful career

Published on February 27, 2020
MSU Extension’s Brandon Schroeder was recently honored with MSU's Distinguished Academic Staff Award. However, before joining MSU Extension 15 years ago, Schroeder was already a part of the Extension community: he spent his youth as a Michigan 4-H member.
MSU researcher establishing disease risk levels in low-flow plumbing fixtures

Published on February 27, 2020
Jade Mitchell, an associate professor in the Michigan State University Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, is part of a project to reduce health hazards of low-flow water systems.
Selecting perennial and annual forage species and varieties for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Published on February 26, 2020
New publication from Michigan State University Extension can help you make good choices when establishing or improving hay fields or pastures.
MSU receives USDA grant for potato breeding and genetics program

Published on February 26, 2020
MSU has received $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to invest in its potato breeding and genetics program.
Science at the Supper Table lessons offered to schools in southeast Michigan

Published on February 26, 2020
Many youth don’t realize science plays a big part in growing the foods we eat. Michigan State University Extension is offering free educational lessons to middle and high school students on topics related to the science of agriculture.