Resources
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Helping Farm Families Transition their Farm Business to the Next Generation
Published on June 11, 2024
MSU Extension works to improve farm personal well-being and income, expand agriculture-related businesses and increase employment opportunities, leading to agriculture being one of the strongest industries within Michigan. -
Prairie Strip Partial Budget Tool
Published on June 10, 2024
This partial budget tool is an editable spreadsheet made to determine gains and losses from converting row crop areas to restored prairie. -
Budgeting for Prairie Strips
Published on June 10, 2024
This bulletin shows how to calculate where and how prairie strips can be a financial benefit to the farm operation. -
Small Potatoes, Big Impact: Michigan Farm to School Potato Processing Partnership Case Study
Published on June 4, 2024
Michigan State University Extension supported the development of a potato processing program at Montague Public Schools. -
Michigan On-Farm Produce Safety Newsletter
Published on May 29, 2024
News articles, fact sheets, videos and podcasts produced by Produce Safety Technicians and MSU Extension Educators to support growers and stakeholders succeed in their on-farm produce safety efforts. -
Senior Project FRESH in Michigan with Michigan State University Extension
Published on May 7, 2024
Senior Project FRESH (SPF), which is part of the USDA Farm Bill, is a program designed to help older adults incorporate more fresh fruit and vegetables in their diet. -
USDA Farmland Cash Rental Rates
Published on April 17, 2024
Rental rates per county taken from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Services -
Soil Microbial Community Dynamics Across Michigan Farms
Published on February 26, 2024
Soil health is an important concept that has grown exponentially in the public and private sectors over the past decades. -
Field Horsetail: A Plant As Old As Time
Published on February 2, 2024
Explore what it is about field horsetail that makes it so persistent and what the options are if it is undesirable. -
Extension Agriculture & Agribusiness in Michigan
Published on December 11, 2023
Michigan State University Extension educators work with farms of all sizes to positively impact individual farming operations. When individual operations do well, their success helps to fuel state and local economies.