IAT News

Putting life skills to work

Published on August 14, 2019
For one AmeriCorps STEAM Corps member, Andie Lee, she is doing just that this summer.
MSU student uses drone technology to support family farm, MSU soybean research

Published on August 12, 2019
Ashley Kuhlman takes drone photos to support farming and research. Following graduation, she plans to start a precision agriculture consultancy business.
New Institute of Agricultural Technology program coordinator named in Escanaba

Published on June 19, 2019
Jesse Traub, Ph.D., named program coordinator at Bay College in Escanaba, Michigan, as part of the Michigan State University (MSU) Institute of Agricultural Technology (IAT) partnerships.
Michigan State University students design plans for mobile food labs

Published on June 3, 2019
Mobile food labs designed by MSU students will travel to different locations in Michigan as part of a new food processing certificate program developed to meet the state’s workforce needs.
New MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology food processing program launches

Published on May 9, 2019
The newest IAT certificate program, Food Processing, Technology and Safety, will accept students starting in fall 2019 in East Lansing, Battle Creek, Lansing, Muskegon and Traverse City.
MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology appoints Nathan Westfall to associate director

Published on April 10, 2019
Nathan Westfall named associate director of the MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology.
Tyler Hampton finds a new career path from horticulture

Published on April 8, 2019
Tyler's lifelong passion for horticulture has helped him get involved in Student Horticulture Association, work on campus, and intern at Duke Gardens in North Carolina.
MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology supports 125 years of workforce development in Michigan

Published on April 2, 2019
The Institute of Agricultural Technology celebrates 125 years of supporting agricultural training starting as short courses at the State Agricultural College, now Michigan State University. On March 31, 164 IAT students graduated.
MSU Places Fifth in National Collegiate Landscape Competition

Published on March 26, 2019
An MSU student team placed fifth at the National Association of Landscape Professional's National Collegiate Landscape Competition in Colorado in March 2019.
IAT adds new community college partner Bay College in Escanaba

Published on March 18, 2019
Bay College in Escanaba is the first community college partner in the Upper Peninsula that's part of the MSU Institute of Agricultural Technology.