MSU ExtensionEntrepreneurship

Fostering entrepreneurship and community support are key strategies for creating jobs and transforming the state’s economy and global presence. MSU Extension addresses entrepreneurship from both a community and individual perspective.

News

Farmer Field School helps diversified vegetable farmers reach new potential

Published on May 1, 2019

Farmer Field School provides education to make farming a more prosperous, secure, and sustainable career choice.

MSU Student Organic Farm 2018 Annual Report: Affirming the Unique Opportunities of a University Educational Farm

Published on March 29, 2019

The MSU Student Organic Farm 2018 Annual Report highlights the impact of their diverse programming and the partnerships that make them an asset to the MSU community

Opportunities in forestry: Non-timber forest products

Published on March 26, 2019

Producing non-timber forest products within a forest can create income and open new markets. Value-added products from the forest represents a possible solution to non-timber forest products’ well known market challenges.

Opportunities in forestry: Specialty wood

Published on March 25, 2019

Opportunities to selectively harvest trees with unique growth patterns enables managers to differentiate their product in order to access higher margin markets. Novel marketing of any timber product can yield the same effect.

Scaling up to wholesale

Published on February 8, 2019

A day-long workshop for small farmers interested in integrating wholesale markets into their sales channels.