College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Bucking convention: Breeding plants that grow and defend themselves

  Published on February 14, 2017
  MSU plant biochemist Gregg Howe, is working to help plants overcome the duality of growth and defense.

• Check your senses for biosecurity with poultry

  Published on July 27, 2016
  Help youth apply biosecurity guidelines by using their hearing, sight, touch smell and taste to ensure animals and humans are kept healthy.

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  MSU AgBioResearch launches Enviroweather Mobile app to support Michigan growers

  Published on April 17, 2026
  The launch of Enviroweather Mobile marks a major step forward in supporting on-the-go agricultural decision-making.

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  MSU education, research helping grow mass timber building industry in Michigan and beyond

  Published on March 17, 2026
  MassTimber@MSU delivers education, research, outreach, communications and policy advocacy to advance sustainable mass timber construction.

• Integrated pest management planning and implementation for real-world field crops systems

  Published on January 21, 2014
  Integrated pest management (IPM) makes sense on paper, but how do you fit this broad philosophy into a real-world cropping system?

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  Odd and unusual growths on trees and shrubs

  Published on May 21, 2014
  That abnormal lump on your tree or shrub could be black knot, cedar-apple rust or Cooley spruce gall.

• Investigate trees now for signs of gypsy moth

  Published on January 24, 2014
  Winters observation can predict gypsy moth damage to trees next summer.

• Mulch madness

  Published on April 17, 2007
  

• Opportunities in grass finishing beef Part 2: The various methods that exist for marketing

  Published on October 12, 2012
  Defining grass finishing is easy; marketing may not be so easy, but it’s another important part in the process.

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  Registration is open for the 2026 Market Garden & Small Vegetable Farm Day

  Published on February 25, 2026
  Participants will learn about topics for market garden and small vegetable farm production from MSU Extension specialists and educators.

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  Farmers more likely to be green if they talk to their neighbors, according to MSU research

  Published on July 27, 2011
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  The day the Qs took over: A classic tale of whiteflies, doppelgängers and insecticide resistance in poinsettias

  Published on October 30, 2018
  A situational summary with current recommendations for whitefly management in poinsettias.

• Defining sustainable agriculture

  Published on December 14, 2011
  During the upcoming Michigan Ag Commodities Educational Expo Dr. James McCarty will help farmers define sustainable agriculture and understand how sustainability may impact future production.

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  Butternut woollyworm: A unique summer pest of walnuts

  Published on October 31, 2014
  Butternut woollyworms, a type of sawfly not often found in Michigan, have been attacking walnuts in southern Michigan. Control measures may not be necessary this late in the season.

• Youth learning and leadership through water science and community watershed studies

  Published on September 27, 2012
  As the new school year gets underway, teachers and students in northeast Michigan are working alongside community partners to study local watersheds making Lake Huron connections through 4-H20 and NOAA B-WET water education programs.

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  Should dairies utilize grasses to increase forage NDF digestibility?

  Published on August 1, 2022
  Blending grasses in alfalfa fields can increase forage NDF digestibility, but is it a profitable decision?

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  MSU research bolsters Michigan blueberry industry

  Published on February 10, 2026
  Michigan State University and the Michigan blueberry industry partner to advance one of the nation's leading blueberry growing states.