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West Central Michigan field crop regional report – May 8, 2014
Published on May 8, 2014
Very limited planting progress in the West Central region for the first full week of May. -
Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – May 8, 2014
Published on May 8, 2014
A recent string of dry days has allowed producers to apply fertilizer and begin seedbed preparation on higher ground. -
Southwest Michigan field crop regional report – May 8, 2014
Published on May 8, 2014
Field conditions across Southwest Michigan have been steadily improving for tillage and planting. -
Michigan’s Thumb area field crop regional report – May 8, 2014
Published on May 8, 2014
Cool, wet weather continues to cause delays for field work and planting for all crops. -
Saginaw Bay area vegetable regional report – May 7, 2014
Published on May 7, 2014
Most field transplants are still in the greenhouse, while greenhouse production plants are well underway. -
Central Michigan vegetable regional report – May 7, 2014
Published on May 7, 2014
Planting of vegetable crops is progressing though behind normal pace in Central Michigan. -
Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – April 24, 2014
Published on April 24, 2014
Cool, wet weather is delaying spring field work and slowing development of the wheat crop across Northeast Michigan. -
A cold start to the 2014 growing season for field crops
Published on April 3, 2014
Growing degree day accumulations, which are important to both plant and insect pest development, look very similar to 2011 and 2013. -
Make a significant down payment on your 2014 growing season with frost seeding
Published on March 5, 2014
Growers can broadcast legume and brassica seeds in late winter to produce inexpensive cover, forage and fertility for years to come. -
Rotating sites of action to post-pone or prevent herbicide resistance
Published on March 2, 2014
MSU pest management meeting surveys reveal that Michigan field crop growers are committed to rotating sites of action to post-pone or prevent herbicide resistance.