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Kang Xia named MSU AgBioResearch associate director

Published on April 14, 2025
Xia, former associate director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station at Virginia Tech, begins her role with MSU AgBioResearch April 14.
2025 Michigan 4-H Cash Composition Contest demonstrates youth are on a solid path for their financial future

Published on April 14, 2025
Tackling the challenging topic of credit, youth shared important tips in their essays for utilizing credit wisely.
Forestry Student Spotlight – Riley Watts

Published on April 14, 2025
Riley Watts shares how they chose MSU Forestry to blend their passion for the outdoors into helping the Earth and how they hope to settle into state work after graduating.
Perry receives 2025 MSU Teacher-Scholar Award

Published on April 14, 2025
Dr. Bess Perry, faculty in the Department of Community Sustainability, received a MSU Teacher-Scholar award at April 7th ceremony to acknowledge her excellence in teaching, research, and outreach.
PSM students and faculty participate in MSU Science Festival 2025 STEAM EXPO event

Published on April 13, 2025
April 5-6 STEM Building
AFRE professor joins Québec-led roundtable to boost US–Canada agri-food trade

Published on April 11, 2025
David Ortega, Ph.D., recently attended a significant roundtable discussion organized by the Québec government in Detroit to strengthen cross-border collaboration in the agri-food sector.
CANR members honored with 2025 MSU All-University Awards

Published on April 11, 2025
This April, MSU honored CANR members — Hui Li, Elizabeth Perry, Jacquelyn Jacobs and Phil Kaatz — at the All-University Awards. Emily Sorroche was honored as a recipient of an Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Wheat Watchers week of April 7, 2025

Published on April 11, 2025
See how the wheat crop is progressing across the state this week.
MSU Extension and USDA need your feedback on a new resource for farm producers

Published on April 11, 2025
The Beginning Farmer Resource and Decision Making Guide is a jointly created resource in the works for new farm managers and beginning farmers.
Overuse of Bt Corn Leads to Pest Resistance in U.S. Corn

Published on April 11, 2025
A new study co-authored by MSU entomologist Christina DiFonzo found that overuse of genetically modified Bt corn in the U.S. Corn Belt has led to widespread resistance in corn rootworm populations, reducing the crop's effectiveness and profitability.