Midwest

MSU webinar outlines 2025 Michigan chestnut production costs

MSU released its 2025 Michigan chestnut cost of production webinar and enterprise budgets. Review updated harvest and profit benchmarks. more »

Building a better chestnut

Michigan researchers are reviving the chestnut industry with advances in genetics and orchard management. See how science is shaping its future. ... more »

Tessenderlo Kerley opens Ohio fertilizer plant

Tessenderlo Kerley’s new Ohio facility boosts liquid fertilizer production for sustainable farming. Learn how the move supports growers. more »

Nut growers conference comes to Michigan in August

Join nut growers in Michigan Aug. 3–6 for tours, sessions and networking. Connect with the industry and register for the local opportunity. more »

Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days set for February

The 2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will be Feb. 5-6 at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Township, Michigan. The event is organized each year by the Michigan Grape Socie... more »

MSU Extension introduces strategic direction plan

Michigan State University Extension is updating and redefining its role. In early December, MSU released a newly completed 2024 Strategic Direction Plan for Extension, the community outreach arm of... more »

New MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics director named

Plant diagnostic services continue at under the new direction of Jan Byrne, who holds a doctoral degree, following the planned retirement of Ray Hammerschmidt. Byrne, who holds a doctoral degree, h... more »

MSU global food safety event tackles food policy, research

Michigan State University (MSU) recently brought leaders in food safety innovation, research and policy from across the globe to a July food safety conference. The July symposium, hosted by MSU’s... more »