MSU Extension Hemp Production

News

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  Learn more about the USDA Value-Added Producer Grant program webinar in January 2025

  Published on December 20, 2024
  Find out if this grant opportunity is a fit for your value-added farm business.

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  Suspect herbicide resistance? Submit weed seeds for screening

  Published on October 11, 2024
  October is the prime time to collect and submit weed seeds for herbicide resistance screening.

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  MSU Extension Field Crops Webinar Series begins February 2024

  Published on January 10, 2024
  The Field Crops Webinar Series will again be offered February through March to help growers and agribusiness professionals prepare for the 2024 growing season.

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  Michigan pesticide applicator review sessions, recertifications credits, and testing options for winter 2023 through spring 2024

  Published on October 19, 2023
  Frequently asked questions about when and where pesticide applicators can earn education credits or take the certification exam.

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  Specialty crop and minor-use pesticide prioritization at the 2023 IR-4 Food Use Workshop

  Published on October 9, 2023
  Participants at the 2023 IR-4 Food Use Workshop identified the most important research projects for the 2024 IR-4 food-use research program.

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  Specialty crop and minor-use pesticide prioritization update from IR-4 Food Use Workshop

  Published on October 9, 2023
  The 2024 meeting in Milwaukee set research priorities for the 2025 field program. Projects prioritized address fruits, vegetables, nuts, field and oil crops, herbs, and other miscellaneous crops in the U.S. and Canada.

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  Drought resources for Michigan farmers

  Published on June 15, 2023
  A look at options for managing drought in the short and long term.

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  Sign up to participate in the Midwestern Hemp Database and Cultivar Check Program

  Published on April 7, 2021
  Participants will receive discounted cannabinoid testing.

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  It’s easier than ever to attend the 2020 Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo

  Published on November 16, 2020
  Virtual education schedule features sessions on greenhouse plant production, specialty cut flowers, retail and marketing, integrated pest management, and a whole lot more!

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  MSU updates budgeting tools for grain producers

  Published on November 6, 2020
  With the presence of uncertainties, making well-informed decisions on the farm has never been more important.