EFB Webinar Set For Early December
Michigan State University honeybee disease experts Dr. Meghan Milbrath and Dr. Peter Fowler will host a webinar focus on European foulbrood, EFB, next month.
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WSU Student Wants To Make Contribution To Potato Industry
Hanna Johnson, a Ph. D. candidate at Washington State University is the recipient of the 2025-2026 Potato Leadership, Education and Advancement Found academic scholarship.
Analysis Looks At Economic Impact Of The Potato Industry
Nearly $101 billion. That’s the economic impact the potato industry has on the U.S. economy.
On Tuesday, the National Potato Council released, "Measuring the Economic Significance of the U.S. Potato Industry," a comprehensive analysis on the domestic economic impact of potatoes. The analysis, auth...
Lamb Board Studying the Industry’s Environmental Footprint
The American Lamb Board’s benchmark research on the environmental footprint of America’s lamb industry is within months of wrapping up. The research is funded by the mandatory American Lamb Checkoff and focuses on collecting data from representative U.S. sheep farms, ...
Powers Named New Dean At WSU’s College Of Ag
Washington State University has announced the new dean for the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences. WSU announced Monday that Dr. Wendy Powers will take the lead at CAHNRS starting August 15th. Dr. Powers comes to Pullman from the University of California where she served as the leader of the statewide Ag Research and Extension
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First 2023 Farm Bill Hearing Scheduled for Michigan
Michigan’s Debbie Stabenow, Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, and Ranking Member John Boozman of Arkansas announced the first 2023 Farm Bill listening session. The hearing will include input from a diverse range of agricultural producers and stakeholders about the next bill. The
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American Lamb Industry Evaluating Carbon Footprint
The American Lamb Board is working with Michigan State University to evaluate the environmental footprint of the U.S. sheep industry. The goal is to get accurate and robust data to contribute to this important issue.
The initial focus of the study defines a comprehensive model of greenhouse gas emissions for the diverse array of U
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Michigan State Researcher: Dairy Farmers Need To Be Better Employee Managers
One of the major challenges for dairy farmers is getting workers on the farm. Michigan State University field educator Stan Moore recently spoke at the Farm Journal’s MILK Business Conference, discussing labor issues. Moore said labor issues may be a new development for the U.S. economy
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Efforts Continue To Improve Taste Of Indoor Crops
It's called, "Optimia" short for optimizing indoor agriculture. It's a research initiative supported by USDA being carried out in several universities. The goal is to help make this emerging industry of controlled environment or other indoor growing systems more efficient and more able to report a profit
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Parents Encouraged To Incorporate STEAM At Home
It’s not about blowing off steam; but learning about it. With parents, and caregivers, and children spending more time together educators are reminding you of the importance of STEAM: Science, Technology Engineering, Arts, and Math.
Michigan State University Extension expert, Jodi Schultz, said lessons learned in school can be applied in practical home applications among family members, and witho