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MSU Extension serves the Michigan beef industry by engaging in research, education and outreach that enhances the quality of life for constituents throughout the state.

News

Should producers chase after yield?

Published on November 13, 2019

American farmers continually strive for higher yields. Something encouraged by the current pricing structure of raw agricultural products, but is chasing yield necessarily a good thing?

Recommendations for selecting hay and pasture forages for Michigan

Published on November 12, 2019

Selecting forage species and mixtures for hayfields and pastures may seem overwhelming. Let this new bulletin help you make decisions.

Clay soil moisture monitoring project explores farmer’s efforts to improve drainage

Published on November 5, 2019

This season-long demonstration project compared results of surface drains, deep tillage and field tile on Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula farms.

Frosted sorghum and sudangrass pasture poses prussic acid poisoning risk

Published on October 29, 2019

Sorghum-family plants can contain prussic acid that is potentially lethal to livestock.

Veterinary Feed Directive – Year One in Review

Published on October 3, 2019

To gain a better understanding of the direct impacts to farmer raising animals for food productions MSU Extension led a nationwide survey to help determine what effect these new rules had across food animal species and across farms on a national level.