Michigan State University Extension
Ag Experiment Station Special Reports - SRINFO00
07/28/98
This special report is one of a series (listed below) prepared for a project of the Agricultural Experiment Station called the "Status and Potential of Michigan Agriculture."
The project was designed to take inventory of relevant research, identify trends and future scenarios of Michigan agriculture, and appraise the potential for growth. A purpose was to assist AES in establishing priorities and program planning.
The designation of "Phase I" refers to reports which provide general background information on the future economic, social, political and technical environment for agriculture. "Phase II" reports focus on major agricultural enterprises.
From mid-1990 to late 1991, some 70 faculty members and graduate students prepared drafts of these reports which were subsequently reviewed by 100 other faculty members. These individuals were joined by nearly 150 industry representatives at a two-day conference during MSU's Agriculture and Natural Resources Week in March 1992. Based on the interaction with the participants at this conference, the authors prepared the final drafts of the special reports.
In a sense, reports such as this one should not be considered final drafts. Efforts to analyze the past and forecast the future should be ongoing. Even so, this report can be a very useful base document for further dialog on the potential for Michigan agriculture.
Status and Potential of Michigan Agriculture List of Reports
Special Report (SR) 32--Status and Potential of Michigan Agriculture Highlights http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr329201.html
Phase 1
SR 33--Michigan Agriculture in the Eighties
SR 34--The Changes in Michigan Agriculture: 1950-1987
SR 35--The Status of Michigan Agriculture and Its Resource Base
SR 36--The Competitive Position of Michigan Agriculture and the Food Industry
SR 37--Food Processing and Marketing
SR 38--Agricultural Input Supply
SR 39--Community Resources and Restraints http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr399301.html
SR 40--Michigan's Agricultural Policies
SR 41--A Comparative Trend Analysis of Funding Sources for the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service
SR 42--National-International Agricultural Outlook to the Year 2000
Phase 2
SR 43--Dairy
SR 44--Beef http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr449201.html
SR 45--Swine http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr459201.html
SR 46--Poultry http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr469201.html
SR 47--Small Ruminants http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr479201.html
SR 48--Horses http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr489201.html
SR 49--Fur Bearing Animals http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr499201.html
SR 50--Aquaculture http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr509201.html
SR 51--Corn and Soybeans
SR 52--Sugar Beets and Dry Beans http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr529201.html
SR 53--Wheat, Oats and Barley http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr539201.html
SR 54--Potatoes
SR 55--Nontraditional Field Crops http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr559201.html
SR 56--Hay and Forage
SR 57--Tree Fruit
SR 58--Small Fruit http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr589201.html
SR 59--Vegetables http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr599201.html
SR 60--Nursery and Landscaping http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr609201.html
SR 61--Christmas Trees http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr619201.html
SR 62--Turf and Lawn
SR 63--Floriculture http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modsr/sr639201.html