College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Academics

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 8, 2021

  Published on September 8, 2021
  This is the second weekly apple maturity report for the southwest Michigan region.

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  Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 8, 2021

  Published on September 8, 2021
  Grape berry moth numbers are increasing. Damage is becoming more common.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 8, 2021

  Published on September 8, 2021
  This apple maturity report is the third this season, and apples are maturing quickly as a result of this year’s warm conditions.

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  Considerations for meat processors cutting venison to prevent spreading chronic wasting disease

  Published on September 7, 2021
  Protocol for meat processors to follow when cutting and further processing venison this hunting season.

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  Student research on water sustainability made possible by MSU alumnus and donor

  Published on September 7, 2021
  Meaningful research is not always easy, but with help from the extended MSU network, improving natural resource management is made possible.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 7, 2021

  Published on September 7, 2021
  This is the last scouting report for the year.

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  Grazing sheep on solar farms

  Published on September 7, 2021
  There are more than a dozen new solar projects planned in Michigan and many of those are considering using sheep rather than mowing to control the plant growth under and around these solar installments.

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  Join us for a northwest Michigan grape pre-harvest meeting on Sept. 17, 2021

  Published on September 7, 2021
  We'll talk about how to maintain a green canopy up to the end of the growing season and how to deal with late-season diseases and reduce disease pressure in the next growing season.

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  Call for Citations: Ninth Edition of An Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System

  Published on September 7, 2021
  MSU Center for Regional Food Systems is seeking citations to update the next edition of our publication, An Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System by November 1, 2021.

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  Michigan State University's Forest, Carbon, and Climate Program (FCCP) is adding fire ecology and management to its curriculum

  Published on September 6, 2021
  In article "E-Learning Program expanding to incorporate fire ecology studies", Lauren Noel outlines the addition of fire ecology and management to the FCCP curriculum as part of a suite of existing courses in the FCCP.