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Pollinator protection programs and resources from Michigan State University Extension
Published on February 21, 2025
Supporting pollinator health in Michigan through education and outreach. -
International scientists seek pathways to sustainability
Published on September 4, 2020
An international group of sustainability scientists work to understand the most effective targets at which to aim to enabling leaders in government, business, civil society and academia to spark transformative changes towards a more just and su... -
Largest Incoming Class in 40 Years
Published on January 26, 2023
The MSU Forestry program is thriving, and our incoming class numbers show it. -
Making chestnuts profitable for Michigan farmers
Published on December 10, 2014
An interdisciplinary research team led by Michigan State University AgBioResearch scientist Dennis Fulbright has been working to make chestnuts a profitable crop in Michigan, not only for the holiday season but for the entire year. -
MSU researcher hired through Agricultural Resiliency Program working to improve water quality in Michigan
Published on May 21, 2025
Subhasis Giri has joined the MSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. -
Research published in Nature opens door for advancements in MSU wheat genetics
Published on October 29, 2024
Eric Olson, an associate professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, was part of a research team studying the origin and evolution of the bread wheat D genome. Findings were recently published in Nature. -
Tree, turf and ornamental plant update – June 22, 2018
Published on June 22, 2018
Spittlebugs, woolly larch adelgid and imported rose sawflies are active. Galls on tree leaves and spruce bud scale are visible. -
Farmers more likely to be green if they talk to their neighbors, according to MSU research
Published on July 27, 2011
Besides helping each other plant and harvest, rural Chinese neighbors also influence each other’s environmental behavior – farmers are more likely to reenroll their land in a conservation program if they talk to their neighbors about it. -
20 years after Rio Earth Summit ecologists call for preservation of planet's remaining biological diversity
Published on June 7, 2012
Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 17 prominent ecologists, including a CHANS-Net member, are calling for renewed international efforts to curb the loss of biological diversity, which is compromising nature's ability to provide... -
MSU scientist making food safer worldwide through research, policy
Published on March 5, 2025
Felicia Wu is working to better understand how to mitigate harmful aflatoxins and other food safety challenges globally. -
Weather events lead to biotic pressures as grape harvest approaches
Published on September 7, 2018
Understanding how heavy rain and wind can damage fruit and lead to increased biotic pressure is the first step in controlling fungal and insect damage that may follow. -
Vole management on-farm study reveals surprising levels of soybean damage
Published on December 8, 2022
An on-farm study conducted in southwest Michigan in 2022 and funded by the Michigan Soybean Committee provided insights into vole feeding in soybean fields. -
New on-campus center to serve as hub of MSU pollinator research, teaching, outreach
Published on June 8, 2021
MSU and partner organizations have invested in the creation of the Pollinator Performance Center, an on-campus space for pollinator-related activities. -
MSU, Great Lakes Fishery Commission name research network director
Published on April 4, 2019
Christopher Vandergoot, currently a research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, will become the new director of the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS). -
A refuge for pollinators: A case study of establishing large-scale pollinator habitat on marginal farmland using federal funds
Published on September 27, 2022
Establishing a pollinator refuge through the National Resource Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives Program in southern Michigan. -
Unlocking the mysteries of the Great Lakes: Contribute to snail research
Published on October 4, 2024
Participate in our mystery snail collection project and become a guardian of the Great Lakes. -
Agricultural Resiliency Program funds four new projects
Published on March 11, 2025
The partnership among MSU, the Michigan Plant Coalition, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will fund four new projects at $1.275 million each. -
Strengthening resilience: Understanding stressors in cow-calf production
Published on May 22, 2025
Farmers’ recovery from past challenges offers insight into the resilience of cow-calf systems. This is the first in a series of articles where we describe the hardships cow-calf producers in three regions of the U.S. have adapted to.
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