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Fall means farm equipment on roads

Published on September 18, 2025
Tips for motorists and farmers sharing the road safely.
Help shape the future of weed management in Michigan specialty crops

Published on September 16, 2025
Share your priorities and challenges by completing MSU’s 2025 Specialty Crop Weed Management Survey.
Download free curricula for beginning farmers

Published on September 5, 2025
Teach practical farming skills through hands-on activities and participatory learning methods.
Fall harvest safety tips

Published on September 5, 2025
Some common sense tips can help prevent injuries on the farm during harvest season.
Michigan vegetable crop report – September 3, 2025

Published on September 4, 2025
Cooler weather slowed crop growth as pumpkin harvest begins, with reports of disease and pest pressure in carrots, brassicas and sweet corn. This is the final Michigan vegetable crop report of the season.
MSU Organic Farmer Training expands to Grand Rapids, adding to program's learning community in Detroit and East Lansing

Published on September 3, 2025
Sign up for the 2026 Organic Farming Training Program to visit over 20 farms, hear from over 20 guest speakers and learn from a like-minded community of farmers, educational gardeners, farmworkers and food system changemakers.
Cover crops after wheat harvest – five reliable options

Published on September 2, 2025
Post-wheat harvest leaves an excellent opportunity to incorporate fall cover crops into your production system. Here’s five reliable options for cover cropping after wheat to get you started.
Michigan vegetable crop report – August 27, 2025

Published on August 28, 2025
Farms are busy completing harvests while remaining mindful of vegetable pest management.
New EPA tool helps growers comply with pesticide runoff and drift mitigation requirements related to the Endangered Species Act

Published on August 27, 2025
Growers and pesticide applicators working to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangered Species Act requirements now have a new tool at their disposal.
Michigan vegetable crop report – August 20, 2025

Published on August 21, 2025
Warm, dry weather increased crop growth but rainfall deficits remain. Asparagus rust is spreading, cucurbits face spider mites and mildew, cabbage looper is active in brassicas, and corn earworm pressure is high in west central sweet corn.