AgBioResearch

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  Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program funds four new projects

  Published on March 11, 2025
  The partnership among MSU, the Michigan Plant Coalition, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will fund four new projects at $1.275 million each.

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  MSU scientist researching ways to educate consumers on health, food security benefits of foods developed with biotechnologies

  Published on February 26, 2025
  Vincenzina Caputo is using a $650,000 USDA NIFA grant to examine how consumers view agri-food biotechnologies and the key players who communicate the science behind them.

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  MSU researcher seeking to improve treatments for autoimmune diseases

  Published on February 19, 2025
  MSU AgBioResearch scientist James Pestka's research has shown that omega-3 fatty acids can help manage lupus.

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  MSU Distinguished Professor awarded $1 million to address apple, sweet cherry diseases

  Published on February 10, 2025
  Dr. George Sundin receives funding from USDA-NIFA to explore bacteriophage as a tool for preventing fire blight, bacterial canker in Michigan fruit trees

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  Rowntree appointed by USDA to new advisory council for carbon credit markets

  Published on January 21, 2025
  The council will support the facilitation of farmer, rancher and private forest landowner participation in voluntary environmental credit markets.

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  AgrAbility helping MSU AgBioResearch center implement assistive technology to support worker

  Published on January 7, 2025
  The Michigan AgrAbility team is supporting a worker at the MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center with the design and implementation of assistive technology.

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  MSU researcher publishes article in Science on how agricultural value chains can promote climate-smart agriculture

  Published on December 20, 2024
  In the new policy forum article, the authors explain how agricultural value chains can incentivize small- and medium-sized farmers to be climate smart.

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  MSU ag engineer designing innovative technologies to support specialty crop production

  Published on December 12, 2024
  MSU assistant professor Yuzhen Lu is supporting Michigan’s asparagus and blueberry industries through several research projects.

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  MSU ag economist awarded grant to analyze agricultural labor trends, promote U.S. food supply chain resilience

  Published on December 9, 2024
  The project is led by MSU assistant professor Zach Rutledge and is funded by USDA NIFA through 2028.