MSU researcher awarded grant to develop low-cost sensor monitoring system for Great Lakes farmers February 17, 2021 Younsuk Dong, specialist in the MSU Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, is leading a project to make sensors more accessible for farmers in Michigan and Indiana. Younsuk Dong Younsuk Dong, specialist in the Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, is leading a three-year, $426,000 project to increase adoption of a low-cost irrigation sensor monitoring system among farmers in Michigan and Indiana. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS), focuses on using sensor technology to help improve irrigation efficiency and manage plant diseases.