MSU scientists studying consequences of climate change
Michigan State University researchers and outreach specialists are working to ensure the sustainability of our agriculture and natural resources systems amidst a changing climate.
Our Table - Climate Change and Our Global Food System
A conversation around climate change and the global food system hosted by MSU and featuring Nick Haddad, Rebecca Jordan, Pamela Ronald and Michael Webber.
Experts
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Brad Neumann, MS, AICP
Government & Community Vitality
neuman36@msu.edu
906-475-5731
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Jason Rowntree
Professor - Animal Science
rowntre1@msu.edu
517-355-8443
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Mark Skidmore
Professor and Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy; Resident Fellow and Interim Director, MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy
mskidmor@msu.edu
517-353-9172
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Wonmin Sohn, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Landscape Architecture
wonmin@msu.edu
517-353-0677
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Michael Thomashow, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor; MSU Foundation Professor
thomash6@msu.edu
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Addie Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Maize genetics and genomics; quantitative genetics; plant morphology; drought stress; high-throughput phenotyping.
thom1718@msu.edu
517-353-0112
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Heather Triezenberg, Ph.D.
Michigan Sea Grant Extension Associate Director and Program Leader
vanden64@msu.edu
517-355-5508
News
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Insights from Michigan agricultural professionals to advance farm conservation
Published on November 12, 2025
Through focus groups and surveys, a new MSU Extension report outlines some priority questions agricultural, conservation and agribusiness professionals in Michigan have about conservation practices. -
High voltage horticulture: Where veggies meet volts
Published on November 11, 2025
GLEXPO speaker will share how you can amp up your vegetable production and have an electrifying harvest. -
Indigenous farmers needed for soil health testing
Published on September 11, 2025
Michigan State University Extension is working to collaborate with Indigenous farms on quantifying what is living below ground. -
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. -
Avenues to reduce methane emissions from beef production: Understanding U.S. public support
Published on March 24, 2025
The U.S. public prefers beef producers use seaweed to reduce emissions but publicly funded subsidies would not likely cover adoption costs.
What is Mass Timber?
CANR assistant professor George Berghorn explains the materials and processes of the new cutting-edge building material.
97%
of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities
The planet's average surface temperature has risen about
1.62 degrees
Fahrenheit since the late 19th century
Loss of forests contributes as much as 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions each year
February 2020 was the second-warmest February on record
CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere are at their highest levels in over 800,000 years
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