Resources

  • Helping Farm Families Transition their Farm Business to the Next Generation

    Published on June 11, 2024
    MSU Extension works to improve farm personal well-being and income, expand agriculture-related businesses and increase employment opportunities, leading to agriculture being one of the strongest industries within Michigan.

  • Prairie Strip Partial Budget Tool

    Published on June 10, 2024
    This partial budget tool is an editable spreadsheet made to determine gains and losses from converting row crop areas to restored prairie.

  • Budgeting for Prairie Strips

    Published on June 10, 2024
    This bulletin shows how to calculate where and how prairie strips can be a financial benefit to the farm operation.

  • Vineyard IPM Scouting Form

    Published on May 15, 2024
    MSU's Vineyard IPM Scouting Form can help with keeping records of your scouting.

  • Senior Project FRESH in Michigan with Michigan State University Extension

    Published on May 7, 2024
    Senior Project FRESH (SPF), which is part of the USDA Farm Bill, is a program designed to help older adults incorporate more fresh fruit and vegetables in their diet.

  • Sweet Cherry Pest Guide

    Published on April 30, 2024
    This table serves as a season-long guide for when various pest life stages are expected and the best time to target management strategies based on an average year.

  • Soil Microbial Community Dynamics Across Michigan Farms

    Published on February 26, 2024
    Soil health is an important concept that has grown exponentially in the public and private sectors over the past decades.

  • Blueberry Varieties for Michigan

    Published on February 26, 2024
    This bulletin provides production, fruit quality characteristics, and pest and disease resistance ratings of blueberry varieties to help growers decide which cultivars to grow.

  • Field Horsetail: A Plant As Old As Time

    Published on February 2, 2024
    Explore what it is about field horsetail that makes it so persistent and what the options are if it is undesirable.

  • Starch Index Scale

    Published on December 21, 2023
    Suggested controlled atmosphere storage starch index and firmness levels for commercial apple varieties in Michigan.