Midwest
Drain tiles manage excess water in fields
There are few tools that farmers can use to expand marketing windows, to get a slight jump-start on supplying fresh fruit and vegetables to restaurants, farmers markets and retailers eager to feature locally grown food.... more »
MSU names director of Institute for Agricultural Technology
Michigan State University has selected a new director for its Institute for Agricultural Technology (IAT), which offers agricultural educational programs to graduates through industry-specific training. Jennifer Rivera starts in the role Jan. 1. She’s been... more »
Square Roots opens largest facility with Gordon Food Service
Square Roots and Gordon Food Service recently celebrated their largest indoor farm to date, taking another step in their journey to build indoor farms together across North America. The Kenosha, Wis., facility has the capacity... more »
Corteva Agriscience celebrates expansion in Michigan
Corteva Agriscience leaders and employees, along with community members from the Great Lakes Bay Region, recently gathered to celebrate the completion of a $242 million capital investment project. The Aug. 11 event in Midland, Michigan,... more »
Conditions could lead to escalation of cucurbit downy mildew in Michigan
The first symptoms of cucurbit downy mildew disease on pickling cucumber plants in commercial Michigan fields has been found by Michigan State University’s Hausbeck Plant Pathology Research Lab in Muskegon and Allegan counties. The statewide spore... more »
Purdue’s vegetable field day offers networking, education
Vegetable farming and growing vegetables in the home garden is important for many people in Northwest Indiana. Farmers and gardeners can increase their knowledge in vegetable production at an Aug. 9 field day from Purdue... more »
Midwest weed control day showcases tech
The Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day is returning to Benton Harbor, Michigan, in September. The Sept. 14 event is at the Michigan State University Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center in Benton Harbor. The... more »
MSU CANR receives state funding for greenhouse updates
With the passage of higher education spending by the Michigan legislature, Michigan State University will receive $53 million in state funding to update the university’s dairy and greenhouse facilities. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has yet to... more »
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Shifting labor landscape: Actions spark optimism for long-term reform
Rodent attack: How growers can battle rat, squirrel, gopher damage
Optimization of row covers in organic systems: Mesotunnels and muskmelons
Hydroponic farming: Great Lakes Growers’ sustainable lettuce growing
GLEXPO: From research to real-word solutions
Owyhee’s Idaho-Oregon onion, asparagus legacy
Fresh Views: Sustainability helps farming
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