News
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Deadline for 2009 disaster payments looms
Published on July 24, 2011
July 29, 2011 is the deadline for fruit, row crops, vegetable and other crop producers to sign up for 2009 SURE Disaster Program. -
Michigan hay supply growing in quantity not quality
Published on July 14, 2011
The wet Michigan spring weather increased hay yields but decreased hay quality across most of Michigan. -
Rough-stalk bluegrass in Michigan challenges alfalfa and hay producers
Published on June 23, 2011
Forage producers are invited to a webinar discussing what to do in hay fields with a grass or alfalfa mix and rough-stalk bluegrass on June 30. -
Considerations for using a silage facer
Published on June 8, 2011
A silage facer may provide greater consistency in feed quality and ration composition for producers handling lots of feed daily. -
Prussic Acid Poisoning
Published on June 2, 2011
Forage grasses including sudangrass, sorghum-sudangrass hybrids and forage sorghums may contain prussic acid and be toxic to cattle. -
Beware of silo gas
Published on June 2, 2011
Toxic gas associated with fermenting silage may cause severe injury or death to persons who are exposed to injurious concentrations. -
How to bake a black cutworm cake
Published on May 17, 2011
It may be another one or two weeks before potential cutworm damage appears in southern Michigan, but reports from further south indicate a large population. -
Difference between Red Clover and Alsike Clover
Published on May 9, 2011
Although red clover and alsike clover are both legumes, it is not easy to tell them apart since both look very similar morphologically. It is important to know the difference, however, as alsike can be toxic to horses. -
Asiatic garden beetle, a new pest in Southwest Michigan
Published on May 3, 2011
An update on this new pest of corn, potatoes and alfalfa in southwest Michigan -
Manure testing shows true value
Published on April 19, 2011
Escalating fertilizer prices make it important to understand the true value of your manure. Proper manure sampling and testing is the best way to give correct nutrient credit to your fields.