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2022 Tollgate Farm Homegrown Gardening series kicks off Feb. 12

Published on January 31, 2022
Topics include sustainable methods for the home vegetable garden, seasons in the garden, edible landscapes, garden pests, adaptive gardening and how to safely preserve homegrown produce.
Dog Star Hops takes home the coveted Chinook Cup in annual hop quality competition

Published on January 20, 2022
Michigan hop farms recognized for excellence during the 2022 Michigan Great Beer State Conference.
Second careers in sustainable agriculture

Published on January 18, 2022
MSU Organic Farmer Training Program and other MSU programs welcome retirees and career-shifters starting farms.
Forestry Student Spotlight – Arjeta Bajramaj

Published on January 12, 2022
Arjeta Bajramaj shares some of her influential forestry experiences that have helped transform her interest into an aspiring career path.
MSU Organic Farmer Training Program graduates grow their farm vision

Published on December 23, 2021
Nineteen talented beginning and aspiring farmers gain skills to grow food and community.
Right to Farm Act can preempt local regulation authority, but not all local regulations

Published on December 16, 2021
Many statutes and laws result in limiting local government’s ability to adopt and enforce regulations. Most are straightforward, but the Right to Farm Act preemption is confusing, changing and only preempts local regulation of certain things.
CSUS faculty's work brings together researchers and stakeholders around the world to solve environmental problems

Published on November 29, 2021
Steven Gray shares about his work in community-based participatory research here in Michigan and around the world.
USDA grant will engage Michigan farmers to create trainings for beginning farmers

Published on November 3, 2021
This collaborative project is engaging community-based beginning farmer programs and beginning farmers to create educational resources and trainings for educators in Michigan.
CSUS graduate student researches farmer well-being and food systems resilience

Published on October 14, 2021
Morgan MathisonSlee, a recipient of a 2021 CANR Alumni Association Scholarship, researches how livestock producers and farmers can improve their well-being.
Online tool highlighting Michigan Beginning Farmer Resources released

Published on October 6, 2021
The Map of Michigan Beginning Farmer Resources includes videos, links and program descriptions for over 75 programs to assist beginning and aspiring farmers searching for land, credit, teaching farms, conferences and more.