News
-
Summary of the 2017 SMaRT seed treatment trials
Published on March 20, 2018
On-farm soybean seed treatment trials produced mixed results in 2017. Because of this, we are looking for 20 cooperators that want to determine the actual yield and income benefits of the seed treatments they plan to use in 2018. -
Prepare for the 2018 cropping season with breakfast meeting series in St. Joseph County
Published on March 16, 2018
A breakfast meeting series for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals in southwest Michigan will run March 27 – May 15, 2018, in Centreville. -
Deadline for Soybean Benchmarking and Yield Gap Survey is March 31
Published on March 15, 2018
Michigan soybean producers have until March 31, 2018, to participate in an important survey that will help identify soybean yield gaps and specific management practices for overcoming them. -
Laying the groundwork for a productive growing season: Selecting the appropriate variety or hybrid
Published on February 23, 2018
To improve field crop production in northern Michigan, Michigan State University Extension is coordinating local variety trials of forage grains, peas, corn and soybean. -
Farmers can apply for EQIP funds to enhance monarch butterfly habitat
Published on February 22, 2018
With financial assistance from NRCS’s EQIP initiative, Michigan farmers can create or improve monarch habitat around their farm. -
New field crops educator hired in southeast Michigan
Published on February 21, 2018
Based in Lenawee County, Ricardo Costa will begin working with field crop producers across southeastern Michigan. -
Attend the 2018 Michiana Irrigated Corn and Soybean Production Workshop
Published on February 15, 2018
Participants will learn new information for improving corn and soybean production under irrigation at this March 6 workshop in Shipshewana, Indiana. -
Navigating a challenging farm economy
Published on February 12, 2018
Understand the financial basics of your farm operation and the several tools available to help you weather these lean economic times at this March 2, 2018, meeting in St. Joseph County. -
Application requirements for spraying dicamba in Xtend soybeans
Published on February 7, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has added specific requirements for pesticide applicators when spraying new dicamba products in soybean. -
Spraying dicamba in Xtend soybeans in 2018? Be sure you meet all the requirements
Published on February 7, 2018
Using dicamba in soybeans for hard-to-control broadleaf weeds has its advantages, but there are several application requirements that must be met to legally and safely spray in Michigan.