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Fall harvest safety tips

Published on September 5, 2025
Some common sense tips can help prevent injuries on the farm during harvest season.
Download free curricula for beginning farmers

Published on September 5, 2025
Teach practical farming skills through hands-on activities and participatory learning methods.
MSU Organic Farmer Training expands to Grand Rapids, adding to program's learning community in Detroit and East Lansing

Published on September 3, 2025
Sign up for the 2026 Organic Farming Training Program to visit over 20 farms, hear from over 20 guest speakers and learn from a like-minded community of farmers, educational gardeners, farmworkers and food system changemakers.
Leasing land when profits are scarce

Published on September 2, 2025
Farmland rental strategies when margins are thin.
Have you experienced barriers or challenges to accessing farmland? We want to know!

Published on September 1, 2025
Take part in a survey from a joint MIFarmLink-MSU Extension research project funded through a SARE grant.
Register for the Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference Scheduled for October 21, 2025

Published on August 28, 2025
The Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference will be held October 21, 2025 on Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing.
USDA releases farmland cash rental values for Michigan counties

Published on August 26, 2025
Michigan State University Extension updates their annual report with the latest data.
USDA Farmland Cash Rental Rates

Published on August 22, 2025
Rental rates per county taken from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Services
How do you stay informed on the latest agricultural info?

Published on August 8, 2025
Take part in a survey from a joint MSU Extension and The Ohio State University research project on how we communicate the latest agriculture research and news.
Michigan State University Extension hosts blueberry research field day on September 10

Published on August 8, 2025
Join the MSU Extension blueberry team to learn about ongoing research from this summer.
Michigan apple harvest prediction dates for 2025

Published on August 6, 2025
Michigan State University Extension apple team releases predicted harvest dates for five production areas in Michigan.
Michigan chestnut crop report – July 24, 2025

Published on July 24, 2025
Japanese beetle and rose chafer adults are out and active. Symptoms of wilt are being reported in some orchards.
Reducing heat stress in the field

Published on July 21, 2025
Heat stress can be an issue for you and your employees, even in a northern state like Michigan.
Michigan chestnut crop report – July 10, 2025

Published on July 14, 2025
Japanese beetle and rose chafer adults are out and active. Symptoms of wilt are being reported in some orchards.
Strategies for Purchasing Farm Inputs Bulletin is now available

Published on July 11, 2025
New resource from MSU Extension’s DEMaND Series.
Cutting to the core: Michigan State research leads a canopy innovation in cool-climate viticulture

Published on June 30, 2025
Early leaf removal emerges as a cornerstone of precision grape production in Michigan vineyards.
How-to guide: Larval sampling in cherries to determine spotted wing drosophila infestation

Published on June 27, 2025
New video provides instructions on a quick and easy method for detecting drosophila larvae in your cherry fruits.
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 24, 2025

Published on June 27, 2025
It was a hot week. Crops moved quickly.
Larval Sampling of Cherries to Determine Spotted Wing Drosophila Infestation

Instructional video on a quick and easy method for detecting spotted wing drosophila larvae in your cherry fruits.
Michigan chestnut crop report – June 26, 2025

Published on June 26, 2025
Black stem borer is still active. Asian chestnut gall wasp emergence is imminent in infested orchards in southern Michigan.