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Understanding the role of carbon in agriculture – Part 3

Published on May 4, 2021
Ecosystem services—can you have your cake and eat it, too?
Understanding the role of carbon in agriculture – Part 2

Published on April 27, 2021
Carbon capture and storage; is it like trying to catch lightening in a bottle?
Fall and winter drought could cause challenges in crops

Published on April 22, 2021
Below normal precipitation during the fall and winter has resulted in a decline in groundwater levels. Producers need to prepare for potential challenges, especially if they irrigate crops.
Understanding the role of carbon in agriculture – Part 1

Published on April 20, 2021
Old McDonald had some…carbon?
Early season vineyard management

Published on April 20, 2021
Warm weather in Michigan has accelerated grapevine growth, and the vines are at or near budburst.
All hands needed to protect wild bee pollinators

Published on April 8, 2021
New research expands understanding that collaboration among farmers, consumers, policymakers and researchers is needed to support pollination by wild bees and honey bees across agricultural landscapes.
Agricultural professionals in extension services worldwide build new relationships between culturally diverse systems

Published on February 9, 2021
Michigan State University and India’s National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management collaborate on a new book, “Innovations in Agricultural Extension.”
In-person, on-farm learning for beginning farmers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Published on December 14, 2020
The MSU Student Organic Farm is offering a COVID-19 pandemic adapted Organic Farmer Training Program in 2021.
Farm Business Incubator — growing farmers in the central Upper Peninsula

Published on November 20, 2020
Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center is now accepting applications for its Farm Business Incubator program.
How food purchasing changed in 2020 – Did we get it right?

Published on November 20, 2020
How did consumer food purchasing habits change in 2020 and what does it mean for the future?