News
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Two new Enviro-weather stations added in Allegan and Haslett
Published on April 28, 2015
New and replacement MSU Enviro-weather stations brings station total to 75 within Michigan. -
Handy farming Internet resources for the 2015 growing season
Published on April 27, 2015
Field crop farmers can get ahead with these Michigan State University Extension online resources for a successful growing season. -
2015 Status of herbicide resistant weeds in Michigan
Published on April 24, 2015
Glyphosate and other herbicide-resistant weeds continue to spread across Michigan. -
Soybean fields needed in northeast Michigan for white-tailed deer study
Published on March 31, 2015
MSU Extension will measure soybean yield loss to wildlife by placing exclusion cages in fields expected to have various ranges of deer feeding pressure based on habitat conditions. -
Crop response to daylength and its role in fertilizer applications
Published on March 30, 2015
Photoperiodism is the term given to a plant’s ability to respond to changing daylength. Knowing how your crop responds to daylength should influence how you apply fertilizer, especially nitrogen. -
Grant helps study aerial seeding as method of cover crop establishment
Published on March 11, 2015
MSU Extension and partners received SARE grant funds to demonstrate and promote aerial cover crop seeding on northeast Michigan corn and soybean acres. -
2014 White mold survey available to soybean growers
Published on February 27, 2015
Michigan soybean growers are encouraged to take a survey on white mold in 2014 to help researchers understand why some fields escaped the disease and others did not. -
Survey documents yield boost and soil health benefits of cover crops
Published on February 26, 2015
Farmer survey identified benefits of cover crops in corn and soybean rotations. -
White mold and irrigation water management in soybeans program, March 5 in Indiana
Published on February 10, 2015
Participants will learn new information regarding white mold and irrigation water management, the top two barriers to producing high-yielding soybeans under irrigation. -
White mold management in soybeans educational meeting, March 6
Published on February 10, 2015
Plant pathologists will present the latest information for predicting and managing white mold in soybeans.