MSU Extension Soil Health

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  Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will be live and in-person Feb. 2-3, 2022

  Published on January 13, 2022
  Register now! Sessions for fruit and vegetable growers. This year’s special session is on marketing.

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  Final call to register for Michigan’s 2022 Drainage Design Workshop

  Published on January 7, 2022
  Learn about drainage design concepts and gain hands-on experience with design software on March 8-10, 2022.

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  Center for PFAS Research Faculty Spotlight: Hui Li

  Published on January 5, 2022
  Dr. Li contributes to research on PFAS fate and mitigation in soil-water-plant systems. His research focuses on PFAS sorption by soil, plant uptake, bioavailability in the environmental media, and remediation.

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  Scaling-up conservation practices: how much can farmers afford?

  Published on January 3, 2022
  Prairie strips have the potential to contribute a suite of ecosystem services. A new study from the MSU Kellogg Biological Station finds a large swath of corn and soy cropland could be converted to prairie strips under appropriate payment schemes.

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  Tiedje elected Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

  Published on December 22, 2021
  James Tiedje, a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at MSU, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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  New faculty Dr. Hatem Rouached approaches crop science with a global perspective

  Published on December 17, 2021
  Please meet Dr. Hatem Rouached, Ph.D., a new faculty member who joined PSM as assistant professor in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic.

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  New MSU research shows photosynthesis controlled by nutrient signaling in plants

  Published on December 13, 2021
  The findings can help in the development of more resilient plants that are able to withstand nutrient-poor conditions, thus improving global food production.

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  $19M research project seeks to understand how management impacts soil health, farmer well-being

  Published on December 7, 2021
  An international coalition co-led by MSU announced a $19 million project aimed at understanding how grazing management decisions impact soil health on pasture and rangeland, and how soil health can positively impact a producer’s land and well-being.

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  Register now for the virtual 2021 Thumb Ag Day

  Published on November 24, 2021
  Join MSU Extension field crops educators for this free virtual Thumb Ag Day on Dec. 8, 2021.

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  Highlighting specialty cut flower sessions at the 2021 Great Lakes Expo

  Published on November 12, 2021
  Cut flower program features pro tips, sage advice and insight from the academy.