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Making it in Michigan 2009

The third annual Making It in Michigan Conference, hosted by the Michigan State University Product Center, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 11 at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing.

Stimulus grant to help MSU team improve drug development from plants

Scientists at Michigan State University are receiving nearly $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to uncover how several popular plants make medicinal compounds.

Michigan State collaboration spawns robotic fish to monitor water quality

Nature inspires technology for an engineer and an ecologist at Michigan State University. They’re developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments.

MSU animal science student talks a perfect score in national dairy judging contest

Scoring a perfect 50 in oral reasons is the pinnacle accomplishment that young judges aspire to earn in dairy cattle or livestock evaluation contests, but it's one that few ever achieve — especially at a national contest.

MSU Ag Tech dairy judging team is successful at World Dairy Expo

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.

OSU Extension News

Ohio State University Extension brings the knowledge of the university to your door. We fulfill the land-grant mission of Ohio State University by interpreting knowledge and research developed by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State and other land-grant universities, so that Ohioans can use the scientifically based information to better their lives, businesses and communities.

Enrollment Strong in College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences is bustling a bit more than last year. New first-quarter freshmen enrolled in the college increased by a sizable 28.7 percent this year, said Jill Tyson, coordinator of prospective student services.

Markets, Economy and Policy Covered at Ohio State Ag Outlook Meetings This Winter

COLUMBUS, Ohio - From biofuels, to dairy to farmland input costs, a variety of topics related to policy and economic issues of interest to Ohio agricultural communities and businesses will be highlighted during the Ohio State University Agricultural Outlook and Policy Program meetings.

Chow Line: Get answers on holiday food safety (for 11/15/09)

I am hosting relatives over the holidays this year; several are elderly and are a bit frail, so I want to be sure I'm following all food safety guidelines. Where can I go for a refresher?

Media Advisory: Installation of New Sculpture at Chadwick Arboretum

Media are invited to attend the early-morning installation of a new 15-by-11-foot steel sculpture, "Annabelle and the Praying Mantis," at Chadwick Arboretum beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Study: Health Insurance Major Concern for Farmers

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Both large and small farmers say that the cost of health insurance is their top business concern, according to a new report issued by Ohio State University's Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI).

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