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2019 Message from the Coordinator
Published on September 30, 2019
A message from Project GREEEN coordinator Doug Buhler -
Delayed planting resources help farmers mitigate weather issues
Published on September 30, 2019
Throughout Michigan and the Midwest, the prolonged wet weather and flooding in spring 2019 put farmers in a difficult financial position. -
Project GREEEN: Addressing plant agriculture issues for more than 20 years
Published on September 30, 2019
Project GREEEN, a plant agriculture initiative led by MSU AgBioResearch, MSU Extension and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, celebrated its 21st anniversary in September 2019. -
Michigan 4-H prepares youth for college success
Published on September 30, 2019
The economic returns of a better-educated and more skilled workforce are widely recognized, bringing national attention to the need to equip youth with the requisite skills to succeed in college. -
Promoting healthy habits and reducing food insecurity
Published on September 30, 2019
Nutritious food is one of the cornerstones of wellness. Unfortunately, too many people across the state struggle to prepare nutritious meals or adopt healthy habits. -
Fighting the opioid epidemic through education
Published on September 30, 2019
Opioid misuse and addiction remains one of the nation’s most significant ongoing public health crises. -
Assistant Professor Job Opening
Published on September 30, 2019
Michigan State’s Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics is hiring an Assistant Professor (Tenure System) in Production and Farm Management Economics. -
Deploying precision agriculture in developing countries provides opportunities, challenges
Published on September 30, 2019
MSU researchers are working with developing countries to bring innovative technologies and improve agricultural production and sustainability. -
Helping growers manage spotted wing drosophila
Published on September 30, 2019
First detected on the West Coast of the U.S. in 2008 and Michigan in 2010, spotted wing drosophila is an invasive fly that damages a wide range of crops. -
Increasing Michigan’s exports
Published on September 30, 2019
Since 1963, the IR-4 Project has been the primary entity in the United States to facilitate registrations of conventional pesticides and biopesticides on specialty food crops and non-food environmental horticulture crops.