MSU Extension Agriculture

• Michigan 4-H Youth Dairy Days Entry Information

  Published on May 18, 2022
  Entry information for Michigan 4-H Youth Dairy Days. Includes rules, registration information, and resources to prepare for youth dairy cattle judging, youth dairy quiz bowl, youth dairy management, and youth showmanship and breed shows.

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  Identification Guide to Boxwood and its Lookalikes

  Published on May 12, 2022
  This guide will help you identify boxwoods as well as similar-looking plants so that you can tell the difference between them.

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  Industry Collaborations Led by MSU Extension Focus on Preparedness for Michigan's Animal Agriculture Industry

  Published on May 12, 2022
  With contributions of more than $104.7 billion annually to our state’s economy, agriculture is one of Michigan’s most important and productive industries.

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  MSU Extension Provides Viable Options for Ag and Solar Integration

  Published on May 12, 2022
  Michigan aims to achieve economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050 and maintain net negative greenhouse gas emissions thereafter.

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  MSU Extension Supports Food Processing in Michigan

  Published on May 11, 2022
  The ability to combine scientific expertise, research capabilities and practical experience allows educators and scientists to work together and generate advancements in food, health and the environment, creating impactful data for Michigan communities.

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  MSU Extension Provides Opportunities for Farmers to Improve Efficiencies by Focusing on Management & Production Issues

  Published on May 11, 2022
  Michigan State University Extension continues to provide valuable services, programs and information for Michigan communities and families.

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  Apple Thinning Strategies 2022

  Published on May 10, 2022
  Tools available for a precise, date-driven approach to apple thinning.

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  Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan

  Published on April 28, 2022
  The purpose of Michigan’s Managed Pollinator Protection Plan (MP3) is to improve and protect the health of pollinators in Michigan, while simultaneously protecting our crops, property, and human health.

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  Dealing with Spongy Moth Around Your Home or Property

  Published on April 27, 2022
  Spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, can be an annoying pest in residential, urban and rural areas as well as forests.

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  Surveying Spongy Moth Egg Masses to Forecast Next Year’s Population

  Published on April 27, 2022
  Surveying spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, egg masses, which are present for nine to 10 months every year, provides a means for pest managers to estimate how high a spongy moth population is likely to be the following year.