Ensuring a sustainable supply of woody biomass for the state's first cellulosic ethanol plant is the goal of a research partnership between Michigan State University and Michigan Technological University, supported by Frontier Renewable Resources of Kinross, Mich.
Publish Date: Nov. 09, 2009 | Multimedia: 
MSU Extension has conducted a vigorous internal discussion focused on resculpting itself into a 21st-century organization, while continuing its dedication to furthering the quality of life and prosperity of Michigan citizens. The program now will carry that conversation to its external stakeholders, starting with partners in state government.
Publish Date: Oct. 28, 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:
A fixable error in the way carbon is counted in current U.S. climate legislation and in the Kyoto Protocol could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using biofuels, says a premier group of national environmental and land-use scientists.
Publish Date: Oct. 22, 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:
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station crop and soil scientist Doo-Hong Min earned recognition from the American Forage and Grassland Council in recognition of his contributions to forage and grassland agriculture.
Publish Date: July 31, 2009
With exotic invaders such as garlic mustard plants threatening Michigan forest ecosystems and purple loosestrife crowding out native cattails in wetlands, improving the ability to predict and prevent damaging plant invasions is the aim of a unique research initiative spearheaded by a Michigan State University researcher.
Publish Date: July 14, 2009
Research by Michigan State University chemist Kevin Walker is paving the way for potentially cleaner, more efficient production of cancer-fighting paclitaxel – better known as the blockbuster drug Taxol.
Publish Date: April 02, 2009 | Multimedia: 
Michigan State University improves its capacity for studying key Michigan crops with the opening of a new agricultural experiment station north of Frankenmuth April 3.
Publish Date: April 02, 2009 | Multimedia:
The small amount of money put toward fighting the tiny, yet destructive soybean aphid will pay big dividends in the coming years, said a Michigan State University economist, thanks to a research and outreach system developed during the last 50 years.
Publish Date: March 23, 2009 | Multimedia:
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