Michigan State University Extension

Crafting the right farm property insurance coverage

As a farmer you are well acquainted with risk and the many forms it can take to impact your operation. An important risk mitigation tool that farmers can use is insurance on farm property. Insurance... more »

MSU Extension video series highlights grapevine tying methods

The days are getting longer. Soon winter will melt away and vineyard activity will shift into high gear. There’s so much to be done like pruning, of course, but then there’s also brush pulling, brush... more »

2016 Michigan spring peach meeting scheduled for March 1

Peach growers are always looking for ways to improve their profitability. Michigan State University Extension’s 2016 Michigan Spring Peach Update is the best annual meeting in Michigan to learn about this crop. This one-day meeting... more »

Michigan State University projects aim to thwart invasive fruit pest

A tiny vinegar fly from eastern Asia called spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is fast becoming one of the most intensively studied insects at Michigan State University (MSU). That’s because the invasive pest, the size of... more »

Have a plan for winter storage of pesticides

For farmers, the busiest time of the year is the fall. Adding something else seems to be intolerable, for those farms that have extra pesticides winter storage needs to be added to the long chore... more »