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Upper Peninsula project monitors water conditions on clay soils
Published on February 11, 2022
Using high-tech monitoring equipment, MSU Extension worked with local farmers in 2021 to explore effectiveness of innovative approaches to improving soil drainage on challenging clay soils. -
Compost handling in agriculture systems: Appropriate storage options
Published on February 8, 2022
Part three of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms. -
Compost handling in agriculture systems: Disease-suppressing and growth-promoting composts
Published on January 14, 2022
Part two of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms. -
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. -
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.