Established 1974
The Clarksville Research Center (CRC) hosts research on small fruits and tree fruits as well as potatoes, chestnuts and a variety of other crops. Research at the 440-acre site includes variety development, fruit thinning and growth regulators, dwarf rootstocks for fruit trees, integrated pest management, organic production systems and new pruning practices to help make production more profitable, efficient and environmentally friendly.
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MSU researchers awarded grant to advance solid set canopy delivery system for tree fruit
Published on August 2, 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Research Initiative has awarded a team of Michigan State University researchers $1.47 million to test the effectiveness of a solid set canopy delivery system for tree fruit. -
Save the dates for MSU field days featuring research updates
Published on May 26, 2016
Members of the Michigan agriculture industry and others are invited to tour several of the Michigan State University research facilities this summer during the annual field day festivities. -
At the core of the modern-day apple orchard
Published on November 11, 2015
Over the past couple of decades, apple orchards around the country have been undergoing a quiet yet monumental transformation. -
Equipment to benefit fruit production donated to MSU research center
Published on March 23, 2015
A state-of-the-art $35,000 Orchard-Rite wind machine has been installed at the MSU AgBioResearch Clarksville Research Center, thanks to a donation from the manufacturer and its service company. -
M-AAA awards more than $600K in grants for MSU animal agriculture research
Published on December 11, 2014
Seventeen Michigan State University researchers and Extension outreach and education specialists have received more than $600,000 in funding from the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture.
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