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Michigan vegetable crop report - April 28, 2022

Published on April 28, 2022
This is the first statewide vegetable crop report for the 2022 season.
The next step in your on-farm produce safety work: On-Farm Readiness Review

Published on April 25, 2022
The Michigan on-farm produce safety team helps Michigan produce growers assess their farm’s readiness related to the FSMA Produce Safety Rule.
Plant identification? There’s an app for that—actually several!

Published on April 1, 2022
2022 update! 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.
Mole drains: A cheap alternative to subsurface tile drainage

Published on March 17, 2022
Learn how mole drains can improve drainage performance and increase crop yield in heavy clay soil.
$4M grant awarded for research on Nigerian and Tanzanian food systems

Published on March 15, 2022
Saweda Liverpool-Tasie wins $4M grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to continue agrifood value chain research in Nigeria and Tanzania.
Reducing farm energy costs through energy efficiency

Published on February 25, 2022
Power company rebates, federal grant dollars, and low interest loans can help pay for recommended energy conservation practices.
Spring seminar series for specialty cut flower growers

Published on February 23, 2022
Online series addresses some of the most commonly asked questions in specialty cut flower production.
An update on increasing the abundance of samurai wasps for biological control of brown marmorated stink bugs

Published on February 9, 2022
Redistribution efforts of an important natural enemy of brown marmorated stink bugs show signs of success. Over 27,000 samurai wasps have been reared and released across 34 sites in Michigan and we have a second year of evidence of overwintering success.
Noelle is learning more about sustainable farming in her M.S. degree

Published on February 7, 2022
The best part of her Horticulture master's program is conducting applied field research on campus and on vegetable growers' farms.
Sign up now for the 2022 MSU Organic Farmer Training Program

Published on January 31, 2022
Hands-on, goal-oriented learning beginning March 7, 2022.