• Dr. Ray Hammerschmidt officially retired from MSU 1 July 2022.

  Published on December 1, 2022
  Ray Hammerschmidt had formerly served the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in various capacities which include Interim Extension Director, Plant and Pest Diag, Lab Director. We thank him for his service and wish him well in his retirement.

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  MSU researchers receive $7.7 million in specialty crop grants from USDA

  Published on October 3, 2014
  Three MSU AgBioResearch scientists have netted more than $7.7 million in grants from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry.

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  Project GREEEN advancing Michigan plant agriculture for 20 years

  Published on February 1, 2020
  For more than two decades, Project GREEEN has been working with the plant agriculture industry to address both short- and long-term issues.

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  Michigan State University hosts dry bean and sugar beet virtual field day

  Published on August 4, 2020
  Online webinar updated growers and agribusiness industry on current research and outreach

• Understanding, preventing transport of plant pathogens in water

  Published on February 22, 2018
  Researchers Mary Hausbeck and Wei Zhang are developing water-recycling technologies that filter out pathogens in greenhouse systems.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 21, 2019

  Published on August 21, 2019
  Don’t let the calendar date fool you into premature harvest of early apple varieties. West central Michigan apples are several days behind normal harvest dates this year.

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  Michigan State University to host dry bean and sugarbeet field day

  Published on July 28, 2021
  MSU and industry researchers will discuss current issues impacting dry beans and sugarbeets at the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan, on Tuesday, Aug. 24 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

• Fertilizer Subsidy Effects on Cowpea Areas and Spatial Crop Diversity in Malian Villages

  Published on May 1, 2021
  Fertilizer subsidy effects on cowpea areas and spatial crop diversity in Malian villages.

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  MSU Horticulture faculty members ranked in top 2% of their field

  Published on January 6, 2021
  Twelve are ranked in top 2% of their field based on publication impact

• West central Michigan apple maturity report – Aug. 28, 2019

  Published on August 28, 2019
  Harvest is going to be late this year, so don’t let your calendar trick you into picking too soon.