Benjamin Werling
Contact Me
Commercial Vegetable Production
Oceana County Extension Office
Phone:
231-873-6843
Cellphone:
616-648-9528
Email:
werlingb@msu.edu
Related Work
Authored Articles
- An Overview of Farm Labor in Michigan, March 4, 2025
- Veggie chlorpyrifos update for 2025, December 6, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – September 4, 2024, September 5, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 28, 2024, August 28, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 21, 2024, August 21, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 14, 2024, August 14, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 7, 2024, August 7, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 31, 2024, July 31, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 23, 2024, July 26, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 17, 2024, July 17, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 10, 2024, July 10, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 26, 2024, June 26, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 19, 2024, June 19, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 12, 2024, June 12, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 29, 2024, May 29, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 22, 2024, May 23, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 15, 2024, May 15, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 8, 2024, May 8, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 1, 2024, May 1, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – April 24, 2024, April 24, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – September 6, 2023, September 6, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 30, 2023, August 30, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 23, 2023, August 23, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 18, 2023, August 18, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 9, 2023, August 9, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 2, 2023, August 2, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 26, 2023, July 26, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 19, 2023, July 19, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 12, 2023, July 12, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 5, 2023, July 5, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 28, 2023, June 28, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 21, 2023, June 21, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 14, 2023, June 14, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 7, 2023, June 7, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 31, 2023, May 31, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 24, 2023, May 24, 2023
- Track cabbage maggot progress with Enviroweather’s degree day forecaster, May 23, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 17, 2023, May 18, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 10, 2023, May 10, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 3, 2023, May 4, 2023
- A tale of two cutworms: Cutworm control in asparagus, May 3, 2023
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 31, 2022, August 31, 2022
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 23, 2021, June 24, 2021
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 26, 2021, May 26, 2021
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 5, 2021, May 5, 2021
- Michigan vegetable crop report – April 28, 2021, April 28, 2021
- Oceana Asparagus Day on March 11 Aims to Provide Latest Updates on Asparagus Industry and Crop Management, February 22, 2021
- West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 19, 2020, August 19, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 5, 2020, August 5, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 29, 2020, July 29, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 22, 2020, July 22, 2020
- Screening of herbicide resistant weeds in Michigan vegetable fields, July 15, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 15, 2020, July 15, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 8, 2020, July 8, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 1, 2020, July 2, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – June 24, 2020, June 24, 2020
- Aster leafhoppers in carrots and celery: To spray or not to spray?, June 18, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – June 17, 2020, June 17, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – June 10, 2020, June 10, 2020
- Using Zidua in celery, June 4, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – June 3, 2020, June 3, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – May 27, 2020, May 27, 2020
- Controlling common asparagus beetle during harvest season, May 26, 2020
- Key points and resources to keep vegetable farms running during novel coronavirus, May 19, 2020
- Should I irrigate ahead of the coming freeze?, May 8, 2020
- West central Michigan vegetable update – April 29, 2020, April 29, 2020
- Video demonstrates managing mustard cover crops for biofumigation, April 9, 2020
- Be on the lookout for a new pigweed species, purple amaranth, April 9, 2020
- New rules for using paraquat in 2020 and beyond, March 20, 2020
- The quest for Lorsban alternatives for cabbage maggot control in brassica root crops: 2019 trials, February 14, 2020
- Symptoms of Rhizomania, a new disease for Michigan red beets, December 3, 2019
- Managing Rhizomania, a new disease for Michigan red beets, November 27, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 28, 2019, August 28, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 7, 2019, August 7, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 24, 2019, July 24, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 10, 2019, July 10, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 3, 2019, July 3, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update - June 26, 2019, June 26, 2019
- West central vegetable update - June 5, 2019, June 5, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – May 29, 2019, May 29, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – May 22, 2019, May 22, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – May 15, 2019, May 15, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – May 1, 2019, May 1, 2019
- West central Michigan vegetable update – April 24, 2019, April 24, 2019
- The quest for Lorsban alternatives for cabbage maggot control in brassica root crops: 2018 trials, November 29, 2018
- Lorsban will be available to use in fruits and vegetables for 2019, November 2, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – Sept. 5, 2018, September 5, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 15, 2018, August 15, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 3, 2018, August 3, 2018
- Protect onions against Stemphylium leaf blight, July 27, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 25, 2018, July 25, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 18, 2018, July 18, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – July 11, 2018, July 11, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – June 20, 2018, June 20, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – June 13, 2018, June 13, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – June 6, 2018, June 6, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – May 30, 2018, May 30, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – May 23, 2018, May 23, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update – May 16, 2018, May 16, 2018
- West central Michigan vegetable update — May 9, 2018, May 9, 2018
- Make your rye die: Killing rye covers in asparagus during a cold spring, April 25, 2018
- Striped and spotted cucumber beetles as pests of cucurbits in Michigan, May 31, 2017
- Invest in next year’s harvest this fall by sampling for nematodes ahead of vegetables, October 16, 2015
- Profile of a planting-time pest: Seedcorn maggot in vegetables, April 10, 2015
- Availability of asparagus varieties for commercial production in Michigan, February 26, 2015
- Cost-effective onion thrips control program 1: Choose good products, add the right surfactant, January 20, 2015
- Cost-effective onion thrips control program 2: Apply at right time based on scouting and thresholds, January 20, 2015
- West central Michigan vegetable regional report - August 6, 2014, August 6, 2014
- Snow provided an insulating blanket for asparagus crowns this winter, April 18, 2014
- New labels restrict use of select neonicotinoids in vegetables to protect pollinators, March 19, 2014
- Create a coversheet for clear communication of crop pest scouting data, February 12, 2014
- Michigan State University faculty research aims to equip growers with new tools to manage asparagus, February 9, 2014
- Scouting for vegetable insect pests using direct counts, January 17, 2014
- Ordering asparagus seed for future field establishment – how many seeds should you purchase?, December 30, 2013
- Herbicides for in-season weed management in red beets, October 17, 2013
- Will the wet, cold spring impact asparagus?, May 1, 2013
- Managing Japanese beetles in asparagus, April 1, 2013
- Develop an IPM calendar to proactively plan for insect pest control in vegetables, March 25, 2013
- Develop a list of key pests as an initial step in IPM planning for vegetable insects, March 25, 2013
- FRAC codes help in fungicide resistance management, February 7, 2013
- IRAC codes help in insecticide resistance management, February 6, 2013
Articles Featuring
- MSU hosts Vegetable and Root Crop Virtual Field Day, September 5, 2020
- MSU virtual vegetable trial reviews for Saginaw Bay area, July 16, 2020
Authored Documents
- Auxin herbicide injury in asparagus creates twists and turns, March 17, 2025
- Michigan Asparagus Cost of Production Study 2022-23, July 12, 2023
- Guía del Cuidado de Polinizadores de Hortalizas (Vegetable Pollinator Stewardship Guide in Spanish), June 2, 2022
- Vegetable Pollinator Stewardship Guide, April 16, 2021
- Video tutorials on using pheromone traps to monitor corn ear worm in sweet corn, March 7, 2017
- Costs and Returns for Producing Michigan Asparagus, September 21, 2016
- Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Vegetable Crops, November 23, 2015
- Biodiversity Services and Bioenergy Landscapes, October 21, 2015