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Send your farm products to school
Published on November 1, 2011
Michigan State University assists communities, agricultural producers and school personnel in increasing Michigan foods in the menus of local schools. -
Small digesters on farms in Michigan
Published on October 31, 2011
The 2011 Small Scale Anaerobic Digester Conference will discuss how to make a digester work on a small dairy farm. -
Manage cropping systems to reduce compaction and restore soil quality and productivity
Published on October 26, 2011
You cannot till, nor can you no-till your way out of a soil quality problem. Additional organic inputs such as crop residue, manure and cover crops are needed to increase organic matter and water holding capacity -
Updated agricultural employer checklist available
Published on October 25, 2011
MSU Extension Agricultural Employer Checklist helps agricultural employers stay current. -
Lignin: breaking down the cell wall for bioenergy
Published on October 20, 2011
Fungus helps scientists understand the mechanism of how to break down lignin to access the structural sugars for ethanol production. -
Interviewing employees on the way out
Published on October 11, 2011
Exit interviews with departing employees can provide valuable information to farm managers to help sharpen management, correct mistakes and retain employees -
Heating with biomass
Published on September 12, 2011
What should I consider when switching to a biomass heating system? -
Bioenergy crop research tour on August 29
Published on August 18, 2011
See up to 15 different bioenergy crops at the Twilight Tour of the Bioenergy Crop Plots at Kellogg Biological Station on August 29. -
The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center provides on-line information on air quality
Published on August 17, 2011
The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center provides science based information on air quality and climate change and livestock production’s impact on those issues. -
Last call for fall off-campus MSU Applied Plant Science enrollment
Published on August 17, 2011
MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology will conduct off-campus courses in Applied Plant Science at northwest and southwest Michigan community colleges this fall.