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Crop risk management options expanded for Michigan growers
Published on February 28, 2012
Trend Adjustment Yields option for crop insurance has many alternatives that can help cover some risks faced by today’s farm producer. -
Pop-up fertilizer effects on soybean yields in 2011
Published on February 27, 2012
A summary of the results from eight on-farm research trials evaluating the effects of pop-up fertilizer on soybean yields in 2011. -
A summary of tillage effects on soybean yields in Michigan (2010 and 2011)
Published on February 24, 2012
Local and current research can help Michigan soybean producers understand how various tillage operations affect soybean yields. -
Plan your next steps with 2012 field crops on-farm research and demonstration book
Published on February 22, 2012
What’s new, what’s working, and should I try it? Find out in the 2012 Field Crops Team On-farm Research and Demonstration book. -
Michigan’s Thumb area study finds no difference in soybean yield regardless of inoculant treatment
Published on February 10, 2012
Although three years of study data found no increase in soybean yield with the addition of a Rhizobium inoculant, farmers are still encouraged to inoculate soybeans. -
Do you need a brush-up on pest management basics?
Published on February 10, 2012
MSU’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Academy is a quick, concentrated way to update your IPM skills. Join us on the MSU campus February 20-21. -
Michigan’s Thumb area study confirms MSU recommendation for soybean populations
Published on February 8, 2012
MSU Extension educators studied the effects of soybean planting populations in 30-inch rows over a three-year period under growing conditions in Michigan’s Thumb. -
Lessons learned from the Michigan Soybean Yield Contest years 2006-2011
Published on February 1, 2012
Management information collected from six years of the Michigan Soybean Yield Contest can help producers identify opportunities for increasing soybean yields on their farms. -
Get meaningful, reliable results from your on-farm research trials
Published on January 31, 2012
Sound experimental design followed by the use of proven statistical analysis can help producers reliably evaluate new products, practices or equipment on their farms. -
Soybean planting date research in 2011 shows a big difference to bottom line
Published on January 30, 2012
Early planted soybean study in Michigan’s Thumb region shows a 15.2 percent yield increase worth $122 over late-planted soybeans for the 2011 growing season.