Results

• Bioeconomy

  MSU Extension’s bioenergy and bioproducts team assesses the needs of Michigan stakeholders in the broad bioeconomy industry by addressing issues through research and efforts to help the citizens of Michigan reach sustainable bioenergy and bioproduct goals.

• Michigan State University Anaerobic Digestion Research and Education Center

  Published on March 20, 2012
  

• Michigan State University Extension Bioenergy

  Published on March 20, 2012
  

• Michigan State University Bioeconomy Network

  Published on March 20, 2012
  

• MSU’s Bailey GREENhouse demonstrates the food cycle loop

  Published on February 17, 2013
  Hoophouse grows food year round, which then goes to dining hall, and that compost goes back into hoophouse.

• Cellulosic biofuel process can also improve ruminant forage digestibility

  Published on July 1, 2013
  The Ammonia Fiber Expansion (AFEX) process breaks down cell walls producing a product that can be used for biofuel production or cattle feed.

• Michigan land ownership affects who can negotiate and sign an oil and gas lease

  Published on January 25, 2013
  How real estate is owned affects who has the right to negotiate an oil and gas lease. This article looks at joint tenants, divided separate ownership, tenants in common, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporate ownership.

• Use the Correct I-9 form when hiring this year

  Published on February 11, 2010
  

• Ten fundamentals about bioenergy: Part 7 annual and perennial life cycles

  Published on September 3, 2009
  

• Can crop residue be harvested sustainably in Michigan?

  Published on September 10, 2013
  Livestock feed and bioenergy are creating new markets for crop residue such as corn stover. Careful attention to removal rates can help maintain soil productivity.

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  MSU Product Center serves a growing Michigan value-added agriculture

  Published on May 23, 2018
  MSU Product Center Food-Ag-Bio provides business development services and strategic research in the food, agriculture and natural resource sectors in Michigan.

• Biofuels mandate conflicts with market realities

  Published on June 17, 2013
  Federal policy is supportive of alternative energy, but not without hurdles.

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  Workshop for farmland seekers and retiring or transitioning farmers to be held in Kalamazoo

  Published on December 28, 2017
  Sessions will focus on land access and conservation.

• World production of crops allows use for biofuels

  Published on May 3, 2013
  Improving crop productivity contributes to lessening our reliance on fossil fuels.

• New MSU study seeks grassland cooperators

  Published on August 28, 2012
  Cooperators are needed to help in assessing the effects of grassland harvest on pollinator populations.

• Think spring by signing up for a CSA

  Published on December 18, 2017
  Buying in now helps your farmer get ready for the growing season.

• MSU researchers model the impact of climate variability and change on agriculture practices

  Published on February 22, 2012
  MSU Extension’s Webinar Series on Climate, Water and Agriculture will include the results from a study exploring the best management practices for addressing future climate variability and change.

• Why biofuels are better for the environment

  Published on April 17, 2008
  

• Drought reduced canola and oriental mustard yields in 2012

  Published on December 7, 2012
  Despite a dry season, the potential of biodiesel production from brassica oilseeds remains promising.

• Biodiesel as a domestic renewable fuel

  Published on September 24, 2012
  Biodiesel production mandates have been released by the U.S. EPA for 2013.