AgBioResearch

News

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  MSU researcher seeking to improve treatments for autoimmune diseases

  Published on February 19, 2025
  MSU AgBioResearch scientist James Pestka's research has shown that omega-3 fatty acids can help manage lupus.

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  MSU Distinguished Professor awarded $1 million to address apple, sweet cherry diseases

  Published on February 10, 2025
  Dr. George Sundin receives funding from USDA-NIFA to explore bacteriophage as a tool for preventing fire blight, bacterial canker in Michigan fruit trees

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  Rowntree appointed by USDA to new advisory council for carbon credit markets

  Published on January 21, 2025
  The council will support the facilitation of farmer, rancher and private forest landowner participation in voluntary environmental credit markets.

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  AgrAbility helping MSU AgBioResearch center implement assistive technology to support worker

  Published on January 7, 2025
  The Michigan AgrAbility team is supporting a worker at the MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center with the design and implementation of assistive technology.

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  MSU researcher publishes article in Science on how agricultural value chains can promote climate-smart agriculture

  Published on December 20, 2024
  In the new policy forum article, the authors explain how agricultural value chains can incentivize small- and medium-sized farmers to be climate smart.

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  MSU ag engineer designing innovative technologies to support specialty crop production

  Published on December 12, 2024
  MSU assistant professor Yuzhen Lu is supporting Michigan’s asparagus and blueberry industries through several research projects.