• Southwest Michigan fruit update

  Published on April 5, 2011
  Fruit growth will accelerate with this warm week ahead.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – April 23, 2013

  Published on April 23, 2013
  Spring has arrived for southeast Michigan fruit growers with most seeing green tissue on tree fruits.

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  Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – July 14, 2020

  Published on July 14, 2020
  Summer pest and crop concerns for apples.

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  Michigan State University Launches Online Master of Science in Food Regulatory Affairs 

  Published on April 30, 2025
  MSU’s Institute for Food Laws and Regulations builds on 27 years of online education for food industry professionals. 

• Bayer Gift Helps Harvest Hope

  Published on June 17, 2015
  CRFS Director Mike Hamm discusses the Bayer's endowment and how it will catalyze a broad range of good food research.

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  Four things planning students should keep in mind

  Published on June 2, 2014
  Lukas Hagen is a recent 2014 graduate of the Urban & Regional Planning Program in the School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 12, 2016

  Published on April 12, 2016
  Tree fruit development is slightly delayed, but growers should ready.

• Regional reports on Michigan vegetables – August 22, 2012

  Published on August 22, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and vegetable updates for Michigan.

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  Michigan insects in the garden – Season 2 Week 8: Ermine moths

  Published on August 11, 2021
  Small, speckled moths that may cause damage.

• West Michigan tree fruit update - June 26, 2018

  Published on June 26, 2018
  Several insects need to be managed carefully.

• Birdsfoot trefoil fills a forage need on many Michigan farms

  Published on July 3, 2013
  Though not as common or widely planted as alfalfa or red clover, birdsfoot trefoil has desirable characteristics in specific situations.

• 2010 Corn foliar fungicide and insecticide project

  Published on February 23, 2011
  Research in southeast Michigan will be continued to better determine the value of these applications.

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  East Michigan fruit update – April 2, 2019

  Published on April 2, 2019
  Cold temperatures continue to hold the start of spring growth of fruit crops in east Michigan.

• Using horticultural oils on landscape plants

  Published on March 21, 2008
  

• East Michigan fruit update – April 9, 2019

  Published on April 9, 2019
  There’s been good amount of growth of our fruit crops in the last few days, with a few crops showing the first signs of early green tip. The sod in orchards is starting to green up.

• Onions: Those versatile edible bulbs

  Published on July 20, 2015
  Pressure canning onions prevents botulism poisoning.

• Lake Erie - the E in HOMES

  Published on November 16, 2012
  The acronym HOMES helps us remember the names of the five Great Lakes. This article focuses on the E in HOMES—Lake Erie.

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  Study Abroad 2016: A journey through Europe

  Published on February 23, 2017
  Landscape Architecture student Rayshaun Landrum wrote about his experience while on the annual LA study abroad in Western Europe.

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  Balancing biodiversity, climate change, food for a trifecta

  Published on September 5, 2023
  Sept. 5, 2023 - Scientists identify ways landowners in rural Brazil can find win-win situations, with biodiversity with farming.

• Rethinking challenges to animal production systems

  Published on August 8, 2012
  Addressing issues concerning animal welfare, environmental impact, labor concerns and economic viability collectively rather than as single issues with individual solutions may lead to more sustainable livestock production systems.