AgBioResearch

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  MSU researcher leads innovative effort to protect lake whitefish using genetic markers

  Published on June 9, 2025
  Jared Homola, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, is using advanced genetic modeling to help conserve Lake Michigan’s declining lake whitefish population and improve fishery management strategies.

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  Transforming waste into a public asset: Michigan State University leads next-generation anaerobic digestion innovation

  Published on June 5, 2025
  MSU is spearheading next-generation anaerobic digestion technologies that convert agricultural and food waste into renewable energy, recover nutrients and water, and support environmental sustainability across Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

• MDARD, EGLE and DNR Update Plan to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms in the Western Lake Erie Basin

  Published on May 26, 2025
  LANSING, Mich. — The State of Michigan today released an update to its Domestic Action Plan (DAP) for combatting harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie.

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  MSU researcher receives $500K grant to study tree species suited to future Michigan climates

  Published on May 15, 2025
  Jeremy Johnson, assistant professor in the MSU Department of Forestry, leads the project.

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  Tolhurst examining economic behavior changes, impacts caused by extreme weather events on agriculture

  Published on May 14, 2025
  Tor Tolhurst, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, joined MSU in fall 2024 by way of the Agricultural Resiliency Program.

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  MSU AgBioResearch, MSU Extension announce 2025 field days

  Published on May 8, 2025
  The events will take place across Michigan from May through September.

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  MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Announces Partnership with CNH

  Published on May 7, 2025
  CNH will provide MSU with a New Holland T6.180 Methane tractor, the world's first 100% methane-powered production tractor, for use in educational and research initiatives.

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  Updates to MSU greenhouse facility renovations: New headhouse, greenhouses built; capacity at existing greenhouses strengthened

  Published on May 1, 2025
  The final stage of the project is expected to be complete by November 2026.

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  "We go where the farmers are": How global MSU programs feed and educate the world

  Published on April 30, 2025
  Informational event highlights global MSU programs feeding and educating the world amid USAID budget cuts.