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First-time visitors to a Michigan community provide new perspectives to drive tourism, strengthen community vitality and spawn local leaders

Published on June 7, 2019
Michigan State University Extension First Impressions Tourism Assessment (FIT) program assists Cass City, MI with identifying strengths and weaknesses through the eyes of first-time visitors.
Understanding delayed planting decisions in Michigan

Published on June 6, 2019
Reviewing the options available to producers who have not yet planted their field crops because of poor planting conditions.
Talk financial terms with your teens – Part 4

Published on June 6, 2019
Finding interest is interesting. Learn how interest and compound interest can work for and against you.
Prevented planting acres and cover crops

Published on June 6, 2019
Consider cover crops to protect and build prevented planting acres.
Staying safe outdoors during tick season

Published on June 6, 2019
There are so many possibilities for us to be bitten by ticks this summer, learn how to prevent and protect yourself from them.
“Understanding delayed planting decisions in Michigan”

Published on June 6, 2019
Melissa McKendree, Assistant Professor in AFRE writes an article exploring various options available to producers facing challenges of delaying planting field crops due to poor planting conditions.
West central Michigan field crop update – June 6, 2019

Published on June 6, 2019
Like many areas in Michigan, planting remains well behind normal with a few bright spots.
To plant? Or not to plant?

Published on June 6, 2019
That’s the question of the week for corn producers in central Michigan.
Southwest Michigan field crop update – June 6, 2019

Published on June 6, 2019
Small windows—not a great way to build a house with a view or to plant crops, but that is the hand that southwest Michigan growers were dealt this season.
FCWG 2018-19 Learning Exchange Series Session: Natural Climate Solutions in New Jersey

Published on June 5, 2019
Speaker Michael Catania, Executive Director of Duke Farms, presents "Natural Climate Solutions in New Jersey: Rejoining RGGI and a Case Study of Duke Farms".