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  MSU Extension’s free produce safety texting service expands to serve North Central region

  Published on April 17, 2024
  The free produce safety texting service, which provides farm workers and their employers with one weekly produce safety text, will now be available to many more growers and their employees.

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  Excellence in Insect Science Symposium leverages insect-focused solutions to global grand challenges

  Published on April 16, 2024
  The Michigan State University Department of Entomology presents the Excellence in Insect Science Symposium (EIS), an event designed for idea generation and building collaboration to address global grand challenges.

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  Predicting asparagus emergence

  Published on April 15, 2024
  The asparagus in Hart, Michigan, hit the snooze in late March but warm temperatures have likely rousted it from slumber, facilitating progress towards emergence.

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  Dig into sustainable farm innovations with a search tool and map of SARE grant projects

  Published on April 9, 2024
  Find hundreds of SARE grants funded in Michigan and thousands nationally.

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  2024 status of herbicide-resistant weeds in Michigan

  Published on April 1, 2024
  Each year, new herbicide resistance cases are identified by MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics.

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  Support from Project GREEEN helps Enviroweather deliver needed information to Michigan growers

  Published on March 27, 2024
  For more than two decades, Enviroweather has provided real-time weather information to help make farming decisions — dealing with pests, plant development and natural resources management.

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  Plant identification? There’s an app for that—actually several!

  Published on March 26, 2024
  2024 update, Amaranth species plus trees/shrubs added! Plant identification apps for smart phones have seen significant improvements over the past several years, offering the opportunity to take a photo and get an instant identification in many cases.

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  Educational session recordings for Beginning Farmers now available from MI Ag Ideas to Grow With

  Published on March 26, 2024
  Did you miss the live session? Recordings are now available to view!

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  Field days, workshops and webinars for farmers transitioning to organic

  Published on March 14, 2024
  Sign up now to visit an organic farm or learn from organic farmers.

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  New Remote ID requirement for drone operators

  Published on March 14, 2024
  Several steps are required for those operating an unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, including the new Remote ID requirement beginning March 16, 2024.