College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

Michigan grape scouting report – July 2, 2025

Published on July 2, 2025
Check out the latest Michigan Grape Scouting Report for timely updates on weather, vine growth, disease management, and pest activity. Stay informed and make proactive decisions to support vineyard health and productivity.

Southwest Michigan fruit update – Sept. 8, 2020

Published on September 8, 2020
Apple and wine grape harvests are underway. Fall is a good time to test soils for nematodes.

How the Rule of 5% can unlock profits for your farm

Published on March 13, 2025
Small improvements are the key to maintaining positive farm profits.

Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 6, 2025

Published on May 6, 2025
Many fruits are blooming. Pollination season is here.

Recreational fishing isn’t just about fun, it also provides food

Published on December 16, 2024
Harvesting local, wild-caught fish is one of the benefits of fishing. Each year, Michigan anglers fishing under a recreational license harvest fish worth over $40 million from Great Lakes waters alone.

Light shines bright on nutrient-rich crop during 2016 Year of the Pulses

Published on July 11, 2016
As part of the UN's effort to promote sustainable food production and increased food security and nutrition around the planet, the International Year of Pulses is meant to highlight the importance of pulse crops.

MSU researchers examine how people reinvent techniques they have learned through educational animations

Published on October 7, 2020
Animated SAWBO videos produce desired results even when users slightly deviated from processes

Three students earn USDA NIFA predoctoral fellowships

Published on September 24, 2020
Kaitlyn Casulli, Genevieve Hoopes and Natalie Kaiser, doctoral students conducting research with CANR faculty, are among 57 award recipients nationwide.

Plants, not petrochemicals: Lignin can make building materials less toxic, cheaper and efficient to manufacture

Published on July 31, 2017
A collaborative study by MSU Department of Forestry Assistant Professor Mojgan Nejad proves that lignin (a byproduct of paper and bioethanol production) can completely replace phenol in phenol-based adhesives.

Bug Bites! Session 4: Biopesticide integration: strategy and economic considerations

Published on February 9, 2021

Bug Bites! Biopesticide integration: strategy and economics with JJ Klimp from Hidden Leaf Greenhouse in Kalamazoo, MI. Recorded live on Oct 27, 2020. JJ shares his approach to successfully integrating biopesticides into his biological control program - what he sprays, when he sprays, and why he sprays it. He includes examples of real spring floriculture crop cycles and provides cost analyses on his chosen management decisions.

MSU recognizes three MSU AgBioResearch faculty for excellence

Published on February 12, 2014
Three faculty members and three staff members from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) were honored for their outstanding contributions to education and research.

Michigan grape scouting report – June 4, 2025

Published on June 4, 2025
Check out the latest Michigan Grape Scouting Report for timely updates on weather, vine growth, disease management, and pest activity. Stay informed and make proactive decisions to support vineyard health and productivity.

Michigan vegetable growers rely on MSU partnership, research

Published on October 29, 2025
MSU research helps advance Michigan's vibrant vegetable industry.

Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 1, 2021

Published on July 1, 2021
Bust to boom…to bust? How rainfall in the last half of June has alleviated the drought situation in southern Michigan and what possible concerns the recent wet weather could bring to crop production.

Michigan Tree Fruit Commission investments in MSU research deliver results

Published on May 5, 2026
The Michigan Tree Fruit Commission, a grower-led organization, has supported MSU AgBioResearch infrastructure at tree fruit research stations across the state.