• 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.

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  MSU fruit research center to host open house, public forum

  Published on August 14, 2013
  The MSU Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center (NWMHRC) will host its annual open house Aug. 22 beginning at 1 p.m.

• Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – July 15, 2015

  Published on July 16, 2015
  There hasn’t been any late blight confirmed in Michigan potatoes this year. Monitor fields when weather conditions are favorable for disease development.

• East Michigan fruit update

  Published on March 30, 2011
  Our late spring is welcomed by fruit growers across the region.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 17, 2014

  Published on June 17, 2014
  Primary apple scab is over in West Michigan.

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  Blackleg disease reported in some Michigan potato fields

  Published on June 24, 2015
  Aerial and lower stem blackleg in potatoes are ever present, but some years worse than others.

• Southwest Michigan fruit update - April 19, 2011

  Published on April 19, 2011
  April showers bring infection periods to Southwest Michigan.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 10, 2014

  Published on June 10, 2014
  Codling moth egg hatch is underway in West Michigan.

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  Food safety of ractopamine-fed beef and swine

  Published on April 19, 2022
  Ractopamine is a feed additive used in pigs and cattle. We describe here why the product is used and consider its safety so you can be better informed about the food you are eating.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 8, 2014

  Published on July 8, 2014
  Summer diseases will thrive in the warm and humid weather.

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  Launch of the Malawi National Agriculture Investment Plan

  Published on June 13, 2018
  June 13, 2018 - MoAIWD launched the National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) which is the medium-term investment framework for the agricultural sector for the next five years.

• Southwest Michigan fruit update

  Published on March 30, 2011
  Fruit plantings are poised to renew growth when warm weather returns.

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  Bridge grafting girdled fruit tree trunks

  Published on March 26, 2014
  Bridge grafting is an option to help save trees with extensive bark damage inflicted by rabbits during the winter.

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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.

• Are raw sprouts safe? For growers: Part Two

  Published on December 16, 2014
  How to over come the difficulties in growing sprouts.

• 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.

• 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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  More than $2.5M in new funding to support Michigan animal agriculture research, outreach

  Published on June 17, 2024
  The Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture will be supporting 23 new research and outreach projects.

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  Apply now for a January 2026 start.

  Published on October 1, 2025
  MSU’s Institute for Food Laws and Regulations builds on decades of online education for food industry professionals. 

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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.