College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Northern Hardwood Study Collaboration with MSU and MDNR Extended

  Published on January 24, 2022
  Michigan State University (MSU) researchers have received a six-year extension to continue research on alternative silvicultural systems in northern hardwood forests with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

• Prescribed Fire Program Coordinator

  Hiring Organization: Placer Resource Conservation District
  Employment type: Full-Time
  Application Due Date: March 12, 2025
  Job Location: Auburn, CA
  

• KBS research program receives NSF renewal grant

  Published on April 17, 2011
  The MSU Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program recently received a renewal grant of more than $5.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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  MSU researchers publish 25-year study exploring impacts of conservation practices on soil health, carbon content

  Published on March 21, 2025
  A new study by CANR researchers in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences explores the long-term impact of conservation management practices on soil organic carbon (SOC) content

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  MSU entomologists receive $2.5 million from National Science Foundation to study infectious disease

  Published on July 2, 2019
  A team of scientists, including two from Michigan State University, has been awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

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  Finding the answers to tough animal welfare questions

  Published on August 25, 2012
  Wireless technology is helping to monitor the welfare of egg-laying chickens in non-cage housing systems to provide a scientific basis for designing better housing.

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  Wood chip heat

  Published on November 12, 2019
  As older boilers reach replacement age, it’s well worth considering systems that burn renewable and cost-competitive wood chips. Michigan is well-poised to expand this very environmentally-friendly heating fuel.

• Interested in hops production and management?

  Published on December 2, 2013
  Register now for the 2014 Integrated Pest Management Academy held February 18-19, 2014, in Okemos, Mich.

• Local farmers count on professional and social networks for success

  Published on November 12, 2014
  A panel of farmers at the 2014 Michigan Good Food Summit ties much of their success to social and business connections forged through persistence and trust building.

• Personnel | Field Crop Pathology

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  How to protect bees in my yard and garden

  Published on April 10, 2014
  Many people are concerned about bees and other pollinators. Here are some simple precautions you can take to keep your yard bee-friendly.

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  Tamaracks are looking brown

  Published on June 20, 2014
  The larch casebearer is causing many tamaracks to turn brown across Michigan.

• Moving? Leave bed bugs behind!

  Published on July 29, 2013
  You can’t run away from bed bugs. They will move with you unless you take these vital steps.

• 2012 Drought stress may result in more insect and disease problems on shade trees this year

  Published on May 30, 2013
  Drought stress from last summer made shade trees more susceptible to borers and diseases. Here’s how to diagnose borer problems and protect trees from new borer attacks.

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  Protecting Pollinators in Ornamental Landscapes Conference keynote speakers announced

  Published on June 1, 2015
  Keynote speakers from six universities and three countries will kick off this important conference for those working with ornamental plant production and maintenance.

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  Planning meals in times of crisis

  Published on April 9, 2020
  How to get the most out of the food you have at home.

• Peer pressure plays major role in environmental behavior

  Published on June 29, 2009
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  Michigan State University Extension launches new Pesticide Safety Manual sales website

  Published on March 14, 2025
  The launch of the new MSU Extension Pesticide Safety Manual Sales Store is designed to make purchasing study materials for commercial and private applicators easier and more convenient than ever.

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  Michigan State University awarded North Central IPM Center

  Published on October 26, 2018
  MSU Entomology’s Lynnae Jess will co-direct the center, which supports integrated pest management (IPM), with Iowa State University.