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Top 10 reasons you should attend the 2015 Nutrient Management Update and Plot Tour
Published on August 24, 2015
Improved nutrient management practices designed to enhance profitability and environmental stewardship will be featured at the plot tour on Sept. 9, 2015, at MSU. -
Applying N to tall corn: Experimenting with the Y-drop system
Published on August 13, 2015
The Y-drop system may offer farmers more flexibility in their nitrogen management on corn. -
Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – August 13, 2015
Published on August 13, 2015
Wheat harvest has wrapped up and growers turn their attention to developing corn and beans. -
Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – July 30, 2015
Published on July 30, 2015
Dry weather is setting up a timely wheat harvest, but other crops face moisture stress. -
Corn leaf greenness affected by nitrogen rate, row spacing and population density – Part 1
Published on July 22, 2015
Leaf greenness of two corn hybrids increased with nitrogen rate as measured by the SPAD 502 Chlorophyll Meter. -
Testing wheat for DON levels
Published on July 16, 2015
Fusarium head scab is severe enough to lead to wheat from some fields being discounted for DON upon delivery. Growers may choose to have the grain tested prior to delivery or storage. -
Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – July 15, 2015
Published on July 16, 2015
There hasn’t been any late blight confirmed in Michigan potatoes this year. Monitor fields when weather conditions are favorable for disease development. -
What will a cool, 2015 growing season mean for corn?
Published on July 13, 2015
Heat is an important factor impacting crop development. Using a new, web-based tool, farmers can use their own numbers and compare 2015 to previous years. -
What is causing striped corn? Part 2
Published on July 10, 2015
Soil and leaf tissue tests suggest magnesium deficiency and, to a lesser extent, sulfur were causing leaf striping on corn. -
Samples needed of Goss’s wilt of corn, a new disease for Michigan
Published on July 8, 2015
Samples of Goss’s wilt of corn can be tested for free through a grant from the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan.