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Branch County Extension
570 Marshall Street, Suite C
Coldwater, Michigan
49036-1990
United States

Email Address: msue12@msu.edu
Phone: 517-279-4311
Fax: 517-278-5064
 
Agriculture Contacts

 Agriculture Contacts for Branch County

Dairy Beef Swine, Equine, Goats, & Sheep Field Crops & Goats/Sheep Tree Fruit Small Fruit Vegetable Floriculture & Nursery Christmas Trees Business Management Horticulture Product Development Bioenergy
Roberta Osborne rosborne@msu.edu Kevin Gould gouldk@msu.edu Tom Guthrie guthri19@msu.edu Mike Metzger metzgerm@msu.edu Bill Shane shane@msu.edu Mark Longstroth longstr7@msu.edu Ron Goldy goldy@msu.edu Jeanne Himmelein himmele1@msu.edu Jill O'Donnell odonne10@msu.edu Roger Betz betz@msu.edu Bob Bricault bricault@msu.edu Tom Kalchik kalchikt@msu.edu Dennis Pennington pennin34@msu.edu
                       

 

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News for Agriculture Detach
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Ag Markets and Development Detach

For the best local information check with your local MSU Extension office, listed by county in the directory

Commodity Market Outlook  

Value-Added Agriculture

Value-Added agriculture is a process of increasing the economic value and consumer appeal of an agricultural commodity. 

MSU Product Center for  Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sheep Listing Network

Michigan Haymarket

Michigan Manure Brokering Website

Agricultural Compost Marketplace

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Field Crop Programs Detach

Agricultural Weather 

Selections in the homepage are provided by MSU Agricultural Weather Office and the National Weather Service.

Intergrated Pest Management 

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a sustainable approach for managing insects, weeds and plant diseases that combines the use of biological control, cultural, physical, and chemical tactics in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks.

The Crop Advisory Team (CAT) Alert newsletters feature timely pest management information based on current conditions. MSU faculty and Extension field staff write and pest management concerns. Select one of the four editions: fruit, vegetable, field crop and landscape. With the exception of the landscape edition, the information is primarily for commercial production of crops.

Value-Added Agriculture  

Value-Added agriculture is a process of increasing the economic value and consumer appeal of an agricultural commodity.

MSU Wheat 

The US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative aims to create the conditions necessary for a swift and complete technological triumph in the war against Fusarium Head Blight. Field Trials

MSU Variety Trials 

(Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and Forage)

Field Crops AoE

For the best local information check with your local MSU Extension office, listed by county in the directory.

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Farm Management Detach
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Small Farm Resources Detach
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