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Developing standard operating procedures for your swine facilities

Published on January 14, 2020
Tips for preparing standardized procedures for all tasks on the swine farm.
FSP Leader Award Ends with a Legacy of Four Synthesis Reports

Published on January 14, 2020
Over this past year, FSP has generated four Synthesis Reports that reflect on the progress, achievements, and lessons learned from the implementation of FSP Innovation Lab.
New herbicide registered for hops in Michigan

Published on January 14, 2020
Hop growers now have another choice for broadleaf weeds and sucker control
Packaging: the industry no one thinks about but saves lives

Published on January 14, 2020
Packaging at MSU isn’t only about teaching students at one of the top schools of its kind in the nation. It’s also about working to help save lives.
What can I do with my land?

Published on January 14, 2020
There are many factors that play a role in determining what can be done with newly purchased or inherited land from location to acreage to current use.
American brown rot has developed strong resistance to Indar in parts of Michigan

Published on January 14, 2020
Fungicide screens in northwest and west central Michigan show widespread resistance to all labelled rates of Indar in populations of the American brown rot fungus.
Nejc presenting on switchgrass microbiome at PAG

Published on January 14, 2020
Dr. Nejc Stopnisek is representing ShadeLab and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference in San Diego!
What are Standard Operating Procedures, and why are they important to the swine industry

Published on January 14, 2020
Making assessments and audit guidelines easier for swine producers.
Michigan Field Crops podcast “In the Weeds” first series now available

Published on January 13, 2020
MSU Extension field crops team releases In the Weeds, a new podcast to provide convenient education to critical issues facing Michigan field crop farmers.
Landscape architecture alum shares her education abroad experiences

Published on January 13, 2020
Anna Zultowski says: "I can’t believe it’s been an entire year since my class, a close-knit group of 10, and our professors spent two months preparing for what would be the trip of a lifetime."