News
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Plant and soil service labs open during COVID-19 shutdowns
Published on March 30, 2020
MSU’s Plant & Pest Diagnostics and Soil and Plant Nutrient Laboratory remain open during “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order.
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Top five tips to maximizing the life of your horse tack and equipment
Published on March 30, 2020
Taking the time to properly care for your tack is essential to maximizing its life and usefulness.
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Instructions for fruit growers on downloading Zoom for online webinars: Part 1
Published on March 30, 2020
Instructions on how to download Zoom and prepare for the upcoming spring fruit webinar series.
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Agriculture support labs still open for business, with modifications
Published on March 27, 2020
As the pandemic of COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by novel coronavirus, impacts farmers’ ability to get ready for planting season, labs and other support aids remain open with limitations.
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Protecting yourself and your farm employees from COVID-19
Published on March 27, 2020
Considerations to help producers protect themselves, their families and employees from novel coronavirus, the virus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
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Calling all farmers! Please complete new national cover crop survey
Published on March 27, 2020
USDA SARE is distributing a new national survey to farmers asking about their experiences with cover crops, due April 12.
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Online 2020 preseason fruit IPM meeting in southwest Michigan planned for April 2
Published on March 26, 2020
The online preseason update for tree fruit growers will discuss pest and disease control strategies for the 2020 growing season. This meeting replaces our traditional face to face group meetings in March.
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Reducing soybean production costs in 2020
Published on March 26, 2020
Recommendations for soybean producers on reacting to low commodity prices by reducing production costs without affecting yields.
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Farm biosecurity basics: Keeping employees healthy
Published on March 26, 2020
On a field crop farm, the goal of biosecurity is to keep the owners, operators and staff safe and healthy.
