News
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Adding sunflowers to your agritourism rotation
Published on January 25, 2019
Sunflowers can bring customers to the farm but involve important management considerations. -
Mutants have value too
Published on January 23, 2019
Mutations occur in every organism, some are damaging, some are neutral and some are actually desirable. -
Focus on Precision Technology That Pays at 2019 MSU Agriculture Innovation Day on July 26
Published on January 22, 2019
Producers can learn to use technology that increases their farm’s bottom line through data-based decisions and planning. -
Helping honey bees pollinate pickling cucumber fields
Published on January 21, 2019
Watch our new video to learn more about pollinating cucumbers by honey bees. -
Press technique: Determining substrate pH and electrical conductivity of plugs and liners
Published on January 18, 2019
Utilize the press technique to determine substrate pH and electrical conductivity (EC) of plugs and liners. -
Determining initial pH of greenhouse and nursery substrates
Published on January 18, 2019
Prior to transplant, greenhouse and nursery growers can determine initial substrate pH by utilizing the 1:2 dilution procedure and establishes the baseline pH of the substrate. -
MSU Extension welcomes new farm business management educator
Published on January 18, 2019
Meet Daniel Ochs, farm business management educator serving northern Michigan. -
New label approved for sandhill crane repellent
Published on January 17, 2019
Protect field corn or sweet corn from sandhill cranes with Avipel (anthraquinone), an effective and non-lethal repellent seed treatment. -
Corn nitrogen management assessment using multispectral drone imagery in Michigan
Published on January 17, 2019
Preliminary studies indicate that the green NDVI was more responsive in differentiating nitrogen rates in corn compared to the red NDVI. -
Can post-bloom ReTain applications increase yield in Bartlett pear orchards?
Published on January 11, 2019
Research funds from Gerber/Nestle provide new information on post-bloom ReTain applications to established Bartlett pears in Michigan.