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This web site is the homepage for the MSU Forage Research Program and an information hub for forage production and use in Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

Forages are the third most valuable agronomic crop in Michigan, encompassing over 3.5 million acres dedicated to permanent hay and pasture, and a variable acreage devoted to annual forage and pasture crops. In addition to traditional use as stored or grazed livestock feed, forage crops improve soil health via use in crop rotations or as cover crops, are a vital link in preserving water quality, and provide biofuels. Forage crops thus have a direct or indirect connection to many facets of Michigan agriculture and to ecosystem services that affect all residents.

We hope you will enjoy exploring these connections through this website.

Recent Publications

• 2014 MSU Forage Variety Test Report
  
• 2015 MSU Weed Control Guide 
• Great Lakes Grazing Newsletter Oct. 2015
  

Helpful Links

• MSUE Ag News
  
• Michigan Hay Sellers List
• MSU Weeds page
• MSU Soil Fertility page
• MSU Enviroweather
• MSU Soil and Plant Nutrient Testing Lab
• Michigan Forage Council
• Midwest Cover Crops Council

Send suggestions and comments regarding this webpage to Dr. Kim Cassida, MSU Forage Specialist.