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Michigan Cabbage Cost of Production 2024

Published on September 4, 2025
This bulletin reports 2024 Michigan cabbage costs: $7,700/acre for fresh and $4,140/acre for processing. Revenues exceeded costs, with small profits. Harvest and labor dominate expenses, while fixed costs are a smaller share.
Michigan Apple Cost of Production 2025

Published on September 2, 2025
This report summarizes our findings related to the costs of producing apples in Michigan.
Ask Extension and the Lawn and Garden Hotline highlights - 2024

Published on August 28, 2025
Michigan State University Extension educators and volunteers respond to thousands of inquiries from Michigan residents each year.
USDA Farmland Cash Rental Rates

Published on August 22, 2025
Rental rates per county taken from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Services
Multi-Year Land Rent Value Calculator

Published on August 19, 2025
A decision tool that provides different approaches to determining land rent by crop and rotation over multiple years.
Extension Agriculture & Agribusiness in Michigan

Published on August 4, 2025
Michigan State University Extension educators work with farms of all sizes to positively impact individual farming operations. When individual operations do well, their success helps to fuel state and local economies.
Seed Selection: Beyond Yield and Disease Resistance (Wheat Edition)

Published on July 10, 2025
Selecting the right wheat seed for your farm starts and stops with profitability. This factsheet helps you consider what the right seed options are for your farm by looking at profitability factors beyond yield and disease resistance.
Seed Selection Beyond Yield and Disease Resistance (Soybean Edition)

Published on July 10, 2025
Selecting the right soybean seed for your farm starts and stops with profitability. This factsheet helps you consider what the right seed options are for your farm by looking at profitability factors beyond yield and disease resistance.
Seed Selection: Beyond Yield and Disease Resistance (Corn Edition)

Published on July 10, 2025
Selecting the right corn seed for your farm starts and stops with profitability. This factsheet helps you consider what the right seed options are for your farm by looking at profitability factors beyond yield and disease resistance.
Bulletin E-3508 Strategies for Purchasing Farm Inputs

Published on July 10, 2025
Are farm input prices better now or later? This publication offers insight into strategic approaches to buying farm inputs, including understanding market conditions, identifying farm needs, maximizing available cash and prioritizing when and what to buy.