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Agriculture and Natural Resources Week begins Feb. 29

Published on January 28, 2020
Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Week will kick off Feb. 29 at Michigan State University. ANR Week has served as a platform for enterprising new developments in agriculture and natural resources in Michigan since 1914.
Third Annual Michigan Chinook Cup

Published on January 28, 2020
Michigan growers vie for coveted prize.
Tourism assessment program generates statewide impacts for Michiganders

Published on January 28, 2020
Michigan State University Extension First Impressions Tourism (FIT) Assessment program provides small town communities strategies to better themselves via capturing first-time visitor perspectives.
Factors to consider when purchasing used produce processing equipment

Published on January 28, 2020
On-farm produce safety can be undermined with the wrong postharvest equipment. Consider these food safety concerns when buying equipment and come to an upcoming workshop on hygienic equipment design.
Grafting lambs: an opportunity to increase flock productivity

Published on January 28, 2020
This article discusses how to successfully graft lambs unto another ewe.
Tactics to win the battle against foot rot

Published on January 28, 2020
This article discusses the difference between foot rot and foot scald and how to prevent and treat it.
Mortality composting for small ruminant producers

Published on January 28, 2020
This article discusses the benefits of composting small ruminants and how to do it.
MSU leads $1.12M NSF grant to study tropical forest drought

Published on January 27, 2020
Michigan State University (MSU) researchers in the Department of Forestry have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study tropical forest drought in the Amazon.
Michigan State University researchers to examine sleep patterns in older care facilities

Published on January 27, 2020
Researchers from the MSU Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and MSU Extension have been awarded a grant from that Michigan Health Endowment Fund to analyze sleep quality among adults 55 and older in care facilities.
Michigan 4-H alum enroll in college at higher rate than their peers

Published on January 27, 2020
Participation in Michigan 4-H builds life skills in youth through local and pre-college programs to enhance post-secondary education success