While creating a home for my wee worms today I took the opportunity to show how awesome organic matter is at absorbing water. Here is three litres of water being absorbed by a coir block.

🔴 MISSING PERSON 🔴 The reward has increased to $11,000 for anyone with credible information that leads to bringing Brendan home. 📞 844-99-MSUPD 📧 [email protected] 🔗 police.msu.edu/missing-person #BringBrendanHome

Go Green. Go White. Go Forth. Congratulations, #MSUGrad21! We are so proud of you. 💚

Our lab will be closed from Dec. 20th, through Jan. 4th, for the holidays. You may still send in your samples and we will process them quickly when we return. Wishing you all very Happy Holidays!

MOST OVERALL WINS AT A BIG TEN SCHOOL 🏀

Farm like wild, grow like crazy. go.usa.gov/xMyj4 #soilhealth

How do #nutrients get into #vegetables? Some nutrients like potassium and phosphorus move from the soil into plant roots by diffusion. Read more in this new Sustainable, Secure Food Blog: ow.ly/Vxrf50HjEB8 Agro Connection 📸: @carbpires

Spring is here! Send your samples in now and beat the Spring Rush.

Wind, poor soil and pollution make it hard to grow anything along MI highways, especially those below grade. MSU's Bert Cregg worked with Michigan DOT to restore areas along I-696 in Metro Detroit by identifying plants that could thrive. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=F6ZL1s…

Make your neighbors green with envy with a custom lawn and garden fertilization program from MSU Extension. Simply order your $25 Soil Test Kit, dig, and send in your soil for analysis. Shop now: bit.ly/3LtSMzk. 🏡 #MSU #GoGreen #ShopMSUEDU #FeaturePartner

Beginning Monday April 18th, get 4 gallons of vermicompost for just $16! Made at our facility from MSU dining hall food scraps, this nutrient rich soil amendment is a fantastic additive for the health of your plants! msusurplusstore.com/search?q=vermi…

Happy #EarthDay2022! Today, be sure to set aside a little extra time to appreciate all that our home has to offer us🌲. And thank you to those who work hard to nurture our nature! #GoGreen

canr.msu.edu/news/lawn-turf…

Wood yew look at that, people have pinned more than 50,000 trees to our interactive map. Are you fir real?!    Pin your tree plantings at bit.ly/MiPlantTrees.    (I want to add more tree puns to this tweet but I'm stumped)

Hot off the presses...we've seen a lot of injury to evergreens this year, so we put the best minds together to come up with a plausible explanation! canr.msu.edu/news/winter-in…

The "S" tree. 💚

Go Green. Eat blue. A Spartan researcher developed three of the world’s most widely planted Northern Highbush blueberry varieties. go.msu.edu/4wp

Today, and every day, we thank the folks feeding our country! Land-grant universities' research, education, & Extension programs partner with farmers and ranchers to tackle complex challenges in a fast-changing world. #NationalFarmersDay

Spartans Will!

The MSU Soil and Plant Nutrient Lab (SPNL) ceased operation as of Dec. 31, 2022. Please do not ship any samples to SPNL as they will not be processed. Information about how to get a soil test is available in this article: canr.msu.edu/news/soil-test…