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West central Michigan field crop update – June 6, 2019
Published on June 6, 2019
Like many areas in Michigan, planting remains well behind normal with a few bright spots. -
Southwest Michigan field crop update – June 6, 2019
Published on June 6, 2019
Small windows—not a great way to build a house with a view or to plant crops, but that is the hand that southwest Michigan growers were dealt this season. -
Southwest Michigan field crop update – May 31, 2019
Published on May 31, 2019
With drier weather in the forecast, growers must decide whether they will be able to get planted as soils dry out or consider other options this year. -
Introducing the Crop Budget Estimator
Published on May 30, 2019
A Microsoft Excel-based tool -
Southwest Michigan field crop update – May 23, 2019
Published on May 23, 2019
Southwest Michigan planting progress continues to crawl. -
Central Michigan field crop update – May 23, 2019
Published on May 23, 2019
Farmers took advantage of the small planting window. -
Economic considerations of replacing existing wheat with corn or soybeans
Published on May 21, 2019
Understanding the potential of harvesting the year's harvest of wheat, and how to make sure the harvest is successful. -
MSU Cover Crop Team Webinar Series: Interseeding cover crops in corn in Michigan
Published on May 21, 2019
The second webinar in this series highlights research at MSU on interseeding cover crops into standing corn. -
Black cutworms are here
Published on May 20, 2019
However, do not spray fields for cutworm unless you find them in your fields! Trap numbers in Indiana indicate we won’t have a lot of colonization. -
Organic grain crop enterprise budgets are available
Published on May 17, 2019
Tools for growers looking to establish or expand an organic grain farm.