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Tips for composting in the summertime

Published on June 27, 2024
Tips and tricks to keep in mind when managing your backyard compost pile during the summer.
On-farm compost production and Right to Farm

Published on June 27, 2024
Understanding the role of Right to Farm when composting activities occur on a farming operation.
Refine your cover crop management

Published on May 28, 2024
SARE resources to help you get started or enhance your cover crop management in favor of profit and pollinators.
Smart Gardening messages shared at Escanaba Kiwanis Home & Garden Show/Pancake Feed

Published on April 26, 2024
Michigan Extension Master Gardeners directed showgoers to “don’t guess, soil test” and “don’t fight the site.”
Adding eggshells to compost

Published on April 8, 2024
Overcoming the concern about salmonella bacteria from the eggs in your compost is less challenging when armed with knowledge.
Virtual Master Composter Course teaches composting

Published on March 28, 2024
Take a virtual deep dive into gaining the skills of basics of composting from the comfort of your own home.
Upper Peninsula Extension Master Gardeners recognized for volunteer efforts

Published on January 31, 2024
Through their community service via gardening education, MSU Extension Master Gardeners contributed over $78,000 to Upper Peninsula communities in 2023.
Canadian Garden Study Tour offered by MSU Extension Master Gardener Program

Published on January 19, 2024
Join the MSU Extension Master Gardener Program to see and experience the Canadian Rockies, agriculture and botanic gardens of British Columbia.
Diagnostic Academy recently held in the Upper Peninsula

Published on August 23, 2023
Extension Master Gardeners and others learn more about diagnostics and assisting the public with plant and insect concerns.
MSU School of Packaging researchers make a sustainable plastic more compostable

Published on August 4, 2023
Researchers led by Rafael Auras in the Michigan State University School of Packaging have shown how to make a bio-based polymer compostable in both home and industrial settings.