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Osceola County Extension
301 W. Upton Avenue
Reed City, Michigan
49677-0208
United States

Email Address: msue67@msu.edu
Phone: 231-832-6139
Fax: 231-832-3381
 
Articles & Information

 Farm Management

 MSU Extension Farm Management Program in west Michigan applies research based educational programming to assist agriculturally related industries, businesses, families and individuals in improving their lives and achieving their goals. Farm business arrangements and estate planning are examples of education programs provided by Extension agents.

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

Cash Farm Lease

Commodity Market Forecasts

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.

Emergency Management

Field Crops AoE Publications

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.

MSU Corn Varieties Trial Results for 2007

MSU Farm Labor Rules & Regulations

MSU Variety Trials
(Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and Forage)

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

Check List for Oil & Gas Mineral Leases by Michigan Farm Bureau

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

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

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Oil & Gas Leasing Information

New Oil and Gas Leasing information

There is renewed interest by oil and gas companies to lease lands for oil and gas production in Michigan. As a property owner, what do you need to know before you sign your lease? Michigan State University Extension has information that will help you make informed decisions before you sign your lease.

MSU OIL & GAS PORTAL PAGE - click here

Oil and gas leasing resources for private landowners- click here

Right of way easements information for landowners - click here

Sample of the oil and gas lease used for state-owned land - click here

Oil and gas resources for landowners - click here

Check list for oil & gas mineral leases by Michigan Farm Bureau - click here

For further information about oil and gas leasing, contact Curtis Talley, MSU Extension Farm Management Educator

Resource Links:

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Centennial Farms

For those that have questions arise concerning centennial farms, there is an excellent website to highlight the heritage of Michigan farms.  The website features how to certify a farm, what farms have been previously certified, what future events are upcoming, along with some supporting links and organizations.  

www.michigancentennialfarm.org


Michigan Centennial Farm Owned by the Same Family Over One Hundred Years

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