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• Food system organizations in Michigan

  Published on January 8, 2013
  

• National food system organizations

  Published on January 8, 2013
  

• MSU Product Center -- Food, Ag, Bio

  Published on March 20, 2012
  The MSU Product Center - Food, Ag, Bio aids Michigan entrepreneurs develop and commercialize products and businesses in agriculture, natural resources and bioeconomy.

• Farm Management Tools

  Published on July 31, 2013
  Learn more about how MSU Extension helps farm families manage their farm financial records and to make decisions using the Telfarm system.

• Basics of farm business planning and financial readiness

  Published on May 17, 2016
  Getting started with farm business planning and financial readiness.

• Growing Michigan Agriculture Proceedings

  Published on January 24, 2013
  Proceedings from the Growing Michigan Agriculture Conference, held Jan. 24, 2013 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich.

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  Asian carp chili or carp burgers, anyone?

  Published on February 24, 2015
  Although Asian carp filets are too bony for most U.S. consumers, boneless minced carp can be used as healthy stand-in for ground beef in some recipes. A recent University of Missouri blind taste test found that Asian carp rated higher than catfish.

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  Food recalls: Are you following directions? – part 1

  Published on February 10, 2015
  We see food recalls in the news, but do we follow through to check if we have those items?

• Food businesses follow millennials and big data

  Published on June 24, 2015
  Formerly, as in real estate, location, location, location was the key component for enticing shoppers to buy products. Knowledge of what is in the package is now the driver.

• Mayra Martinez: An entrepreneur success story

  Published on September 26, 2014
  Mayra Martinez and her family built a successful restaurant and full service catering business. Upcoming plans include branching into food processing. The lessons Mayra learned in the process and her words of advice for other packaged food entrepreneurs.

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  AFDO/Seafood Alliance HACCP Training Course to be held in December

  Published on October 3, 2016
  All commercial fish processors, staff required to take course if not currently certified.

• Farmers markets: Everything you need to know to sell your prepared food this farmer market season

  Published on April 26, 2013
  Learn more about how to prepare your business to sell a prepared food at a farmers market this summer.

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  Make the switch to local in your institutional menu

  Published on August 22, 2016
  Swapping out non-local ingredients in recipes is a way to increase local food purchases.

• Michigan Sea Grant begins integrated assessment on Michigan’s aquaculture industry

  Published on December 5, 2012
  Even with the state’s tremendous water resources, Michigan’s aquaculture growth has not followed global trends. An industry-wide assessment is underway to move Michigan’s aquaculture forward to satisfy consumer demands for safe and sustainable seafood.

• Important exemptions to the Food Safety Modernization Act for small value added producers

  Published on September 27, 2012
  Certain small value added producers will be exempt from some provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act, but need to have an identified potential hazards and establish monitoring program.

• What tone are you setting for your farm?

  Published on July 1, 2013
  Farm owners and managers play a critical leadership role on their farms in setting the tone. The tone you set affects employee attitudes, turnover and farm performance.

• Turning the family recipe into a business: Labeling food products when they’re not cottage food

  Published on September 10, 2012
  If your family recipe is not a cottage food, labeling it correctly to sell it at the farmer’s market or grocery store means following guidelines developed by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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  Returning to scratch cooking in schools: Part three

  Published on August 24, 2016
  Read on for cooking tips and techniques for schools looking to use local produce in their meal programs.

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  Aquaculture, commercial fishing, and local fisheries products on agenda at Seafood Summit

  Published on March 30, 2017
  Michigan Seafood Summit to be held in Detroit along with the International Association of Great Lakes Research Conference.

• From restaurant to wholesale: Part 3

  Published on April 25, 2014
  Many factors affect the licensing of your popular restaurant dishes and sauces. Learn how the type of product, business name and level of sales can change the rules for your restaurant.