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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.
Compost handling in agriculture systems: How is compost made?

Published on January 12, 2022
Part one of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
USDA grant will engage Michigan farmers to create trainings for beginning farmers

Published on November 3, 2021
This collaborative project is engaging community-based beginning farmer programs and beginning farmers to create educational resources and trainings for educators in Michigan.