The Michigan Forever Green Field Crops farmer group is growing
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EmailFarmers interested in or currently growing wheat or canola can find resources and support through a new grower network.
Want to grow winter canola? Looking to boost wheat yield and profitability? Trying to figure out how to make cover crops work? Extending crop rotation with an overwintering crop has the potential to increase soil health, distribute field work over the course of the season and improve whole-farm profitability. You can learn from farmers and agronomists with years of experience on how to make overwintering crops pay on your operation by joining the Michigan Forever Green Field Crops farmer group!
MI Forever Green has recently been awarded two more years of funding through financial support in part by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) with the goal of creating farmer groups looking to keep farmland green all year round.
How to join
Join our email list or email Christine Charles at charl122@msu.edu.
Benefits of joining
- Free soil health testing
- Support for on-farm soil health and crop production research
- Farmer-to-farmer consultation
- Discount on 2026 canola seed
Upcoming events
August 26 at 9:30 a.m. – Coffee and Canola
- Hosted by Wagner Farms
- Meeting at the dead end of South Waverly Road, ½ mile south of 5011 S Waverly Rd, Onondaga, MI 49264
- Crop walk through doubled cropped soybeans following canola and get timely tips for canola planting
- To RSVP, contact Madelyn Celovsky at 248-385-7886 or celovsk2@msu.edu
September 9 at 4 p.m. – Supper and Soil Health
- Hosted by Gross Farms
- Meet at cover crop field down a windmill road just south of the farm (2644 N Gilmore Rd Weidman, MI)
- Crop walk through post-wheat cover crops, soil health tests and “bury your underwear” results
- To RSVP, contact the Isabella County MSU Extension office at 989-317-4079 or atkinmon@msu.edu
With support from the MDARD Regenerative Farmer Network Grant and in partnership with Michigan State University Extension, ADM, Michigan Wheat Program and the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network, the network’s main objectives are to promote farmer-to-farmer learning, develop informational resources for canola and wheat farmers, and to identify on-farm research questions to improve management recommendations for growing overwintering crops in Michigan.
