Results

• Beginning Farmer Webinar Series 2020

  Date: Jan 15, 2020
  This webinar series will prepare farmers to start a farm or add a new agricultural enterprise supported by the latest research-based information from MSU and other experts.

• Beginning Grass-Fed Beef Production Workshop

  Date: Feb 08, 2020
  Beginning Grass-Fed Beef Production Workshop lead by Dr. Jason Rowntree, MSU Associate Professor of Animal Science. Free lunch provided by Chippewa County Farm Bureau.

• Native bees for pollination

  Published on August 17, 2016
  Exploring the possibilities and techniques for keeping solitary cavity-nesting bees.

• Small farm machinery

  Published on January 11, 2016
  Getting started with small farm machinery.

• Basics of hops

  Published on January 4, 2016
  Getting started with hops

• Hops production

  Published on January 4, 2016
  Getting started with hops

• Irrigation on small farms

  Published on April 28, 2016
  Getting started with irrigation on small farms.

• Crop nutrient management

  Published on July 12, 2017
  Learn more about how to properly manage the nutrients in your soil.

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  Southeast Michigan Small Farm Needs Assessment

  Published on April 11, 2019
  MSU Extension experts created a comprehensive survey sent out to over 200 small farmers in Southeast Michigan and conducted a focus group in Washtenaw County. The document outlines the results of their research.

• Getting started with aquaculture webinar

  Published on April 18, 2017
  Getting started with aquaculture.

• Intro to Integrated Pest Management

  Published on January 4, 2016
  Getting started with IPM (Integrated Pest Management)

• Cover crop types and uses on your farm

  Published on April 3, 2019
  Getting started with understanding the types of cover crops and the uses on your farm.

• Farm business basics #2: Develop a balance sheet

  Published on April 19, 2018
  Getting started with developing a balance sheet.

• Quality hay and pasture

  Published on March 6, 2019
  Getting started with understanding quality hay and pasture.

• Climate change and agriculture

  Published on January 28, 2016
  Getting started with climate change and agriculture: What do Michigan farmers think?

• Farm financial management: The next step

  Published on March 27, 2019
  Getting started with understanding the financial management and what the next step in the process is.

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  Southeast Michigan Small Farm Needs Assessment

  MSU Extension experts launched a comprehensive assessment to better understand programmatic needs of Southeast Michigan’s small farm population. Their results are outlined in this document.

• Small farm meat chicken production

  Published on February 27, 2019
  Getting started with understanding the production of small farm meat chicken.

• Farm business basics #1: Simple essentials of farm accounting

  Published on April 12, 2018
  Getting Started with farm accounting farm financial management.

• Seed starting and transplant production

  Published on February 13, 2018
  Getting started with seed starting and transplant production.