MSU Extension Farm Management

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  Manure Management:Your Guide to Managing Agricultural Wastes - Planning gets Results (E2682)

  Published on September 15, 2016
  This is a 4 page publication about manure management.

• The Food Safety Modernization Act: What you need to do?

  Published on August 17, 2016
  How to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act

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  Better Designs for Development in Michigan Putting Conservation into Local Land Use regulations.

  Published on May 31, 2016
  This reviews conservation design principals for development in Michigan. Development approaches such as clustering, open space preservation, through use of use of Planned Unit Development and Michigan Land Division Act tools are explained.

• Basics of farm business planning and financial readiness

  Published on May 17, 2016
  Getting started with farm business planning and financial readiness.

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  Mustards - A Brassica Cover Crop for Michigan (E2956)

  Published on February 19, 2016
  Michigan farmers rely on a wide range of cover crops as vital management tools. A living cover is the best protection available against erosion and nutrient loss.

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  Oilseed Radish: A New Cover Crop for Michigan (E2907)

  Published on February 18, 2016
  Michigan farmers have a long tradition of improving their cropping systems by using cover crops.

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  Managing Manure in Potato and Vegetable Systems (E2893)

  Published on February 16, 2016
  Both short-term yield benefits and long-term soil building can occur through the addition of organic matter.

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  Controlled Grazing: Balancing Forages, Livestock, and Management (E2288)

  Published on February 12, 2016
  Pasturing, or grazing, is the original animal feeding system. With the advent of cheap energy and automated feed harvesting systems, grazing declined dramatically in the Midwest.

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  Security for Animal Agriculture: Prevention (E2958)

  Published on February 12, 2016
  Threats to farm security can come from many sources. Intentional injury, destruction or contamination of livestock is a possibility that producers must guard against.

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  Animal Agriculture and Climate Change in Michigan (E3303)

  Published on February 9, 2016