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Have you experienced barriers or challenges to accessing farmland? We want to know!
Published on September 1, 2025
Take part in a survey from a joint MIFarmLink-MSU Extension research project funded through a SARE grant. -
USDA releases farmland cash rental values for Michigan counties
Published on August 26, 2025
Michigan State University Extension updates their annual report with the latest data. -
MSU Extension Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock (ERAIL) Team helps spur change in how emergency personnel respond to accidents involving livestock
Published on August 26, 2025
Survey results demonstrated actionable changes to strategies when responding to accidents involving livestock by emergency personnel who received previous MSU Extension ERAIL training. -
MSU Extension offers two Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock (ERAIL) trainings at the MSU Farm Bureau Pavilion
Published on August 19, 2025
Equipment for safely extricating livestock from trucks/trailers and containing animals after transport accidents will be shown in the first in-person training. Euthanasia training covers identifying compromised animals and humane euthanasia. -
MSU offers free webinar series on Immigration Essentials for Farm Employers
Published on August 19, 2025
MSU offers free webinar series on Immigration Essentials for Farm Employers. -
Farming through the haze
Published on August 13, 2025
Michigan has been intermittently blanketed with wildfire haze over the past several years. Learn more about the importance of monitoring your local air quality index (AQI) and how to work safely on high AQI days. -
How do you stay informed on the latest agricultural info?
Published on August 8, 2025
Take part in a survey from a joint MSU Extension and The Ohio State University research project on how we communicate the latest agriculture research and news. -
Building a HACCP team
Published on August 7, 2025
A good HACCP plan consists of more than one person writing something down and filing it in a binder to collect dust on the shelf. -
MSU Extension offers two Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock (ERAIL) trainings in the Upper Peninsula
Published on August 7, 2025
Equipment for safely extricating livestock from trucks/trailers and containing animals after transport accidents will be shown in the first in-person training. Euthanasia training covers identifying compromised animals and humane euthanasia. -
Scanner data show beef and pork producers capture a larger share of retail sales
Published on July 16, 2025
Using retail scanner data in place of publicly available data to calculate farmers’ share of the retail dollar reveals farmers receive, on average, 9.0 and 3.1 percentage points more of retail beef and pork dollars, respectively.
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