MSU Extension Dairy

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  Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-up Through December 11, 2020

  Published on November 24, 2020
  The Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program was created upon the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill. It replaces the former Margin Protection Program (MPP) and has several improvements to make it useful to almost all dairy farmers in Michigan.

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  Virtual Milk and Grain Marketing Meeting

  Published on November 23, 2020
  Join us virtually Dec. 8 to learn about strategies to optimize farm profitability.

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  MSU scientist receives $1.6 million grant to study genetic variation and evolution of RNA translation

  Published on November 18, 2020
  Animal science researcher Wen Huang receives National Institute of Health NIGMS funding for five years

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  Animal science graduate student researches dairy nutrition

  Published on November 16, 2020
  Ariana Negreiro first found her passion for dairy research as an undergraduate student at Michigan State University.

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  New edition of “Prepare your farm for tax season now” webinar to be held on Dec. 1

  Published on November 12, 2020
  Get your feet wet about farm recordkeeping and taxes in this one-hour webinar. Take action and stop stressing.

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  A new online record keeping tool is available for conservation planning

  Published on November 4, 2020
  The Computer Assisted Nutrient Management Planning Program (CANMaPP) is a free, online record keeping tool available to help track on-farm conservation practices.

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  Phil Durst elected vice president of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents

  Published on October 28, 2020
  During the 2020 virtual annual meeting of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Phil Durst was elected to the position of vice president. Durst becomes only the fourth individual to serve in this role from Michigan in NACAA’s history.

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  Become an artisan cheesemaker

  Published on October 23, 2020
  Going beyond common and making a distinctly appetizing cheese is a skill that will be taught by veteran commercial cheesemakers in an MSU Extension workshop. Cheesemaking as a business is the focus for participants who will experience hands-on learning.

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  2019 farm financial benchmarking results for Michigan

  Published on October 21, 2020
  Understanding farm financial trends has never been more important to the future success of a farm business.

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  Thinking about retirement and your legacy of the land

  Published on October 20, 2020
  Farming is a committed lifestyle that can be difficult to transition away from.