Aug 16, 2017
SWMREC Field Day

The Michigan State University (MSU) Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC) on Tuesday, Aug. 15, offered tours of projects underway at its farm near Benton Harbor.

About 40 individuals attended the tours, which included presentations on projects affecting a wide variety of crops from cucumbers to hops to blueberries and peaches.




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