More than 1,000 Michigan State University alumni, friends and family members will come together at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education for MSU’s largest tailgate party. The 34th annual AutumnFest will take place Nov. 21, beginning at noon – three-and-a-half hours before the kickoff of the MSU – Penn State football game.
Publish Date: Nov. 20, 2009
Alexandria Henry, a junior from Elwell, Mich., was elected eastern region vice president of the National FFA Organization. Henry is the sixth national FFA officer from Michigan and the first woman from Michigan to hold the office. She was elected during FFA’s 82nd National Convention in Indianapolis.
Publish Date: Nov. 20, 2009
Twelve teams representing universities from across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are competing this weekend in the ninth annual Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest on MSU's campus.
Publish Date: Nov. 19, 2009
They weren’t creating Frankenstein, but hundreds of youth and their families spent Halloween morning being “mad” scientists this past Halloween at Agriculture Hall at Michigan State University.
Publish Date: Nov. 12, 2009
Four second-year students from the Michigan State University Institute of Agricultural Technology dairy production program competed in a close-scoring International Postsecondary Dairy Judging Contest held during World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., in early October.
Publish Date: Oct. 30, 2009
Scores of Michigan State University Extension offices and research stations across the state are jeopardized by a potential funding cutoff, if Gov. Jennifer Granholm blocks appropriations from reaching them.
Publish Date: Oct. 23, 2009 | Multimedia: 
Peter McGhee, research assistant in the Department of Entomology, discusses his work with insects' pheromones to save Michigan crops.
Publish Date: Oct. 22, 2009 | Multimedia: 
In recognition of its work involving youth, parents and family members in building supportive communities, the 4-H Kids Club of Leelanau County, a national 4-H Program of Distinction, has received the 4-H Families Count: Family Strengthening Award from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Publish Date: Oct. 20, 2009
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development and Michigan State University will use a five-year, $10.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to connect African biosafety regulators with advances in technology – an initiative aimed at reducing poverty through improved agricultural practices.
Publish Date: Oct. 15, 2009 | Multimedia:
Hungry to make fruit better for longer, Michigan State University scientists will lead a four-year, $14.4 million grant-funded research project. The grant is the largest ever awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative since its inception in 2007.
Publish Date: Oct. 06, 2009 | Multimedia:
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