Sample News
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Proper goat hoof care
Published on September 12, 2019
Taking good care of your goats’ hooves is an essential management practice. -
Late-planted crops may need irrigation into October
Published on September 12, 2019
Avoiding late-planted crop drought stress may mean irrigating until October of 2019. -
Management guidelines for immature and frosted corn silage
Published on September 12, 2019
Management adjustments are needed when harvest maturity is not ideal. -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019
Published on September 11, 2019
First harvest of early blocks of Honeycrisp and Gala will begin soon. -
MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Sept. 11, 2019
Published on September 11, 2019
Grapes are past veraison and the berries are ripening throughout Michigan. We are approaching harvest for many varieties. There is high disease and insect pressure throughout many vineyards. -
East Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019
Published on September 11, 2019
McIntosh and Honeycrisp are being harvested at most apple orchards across east Michigan. Gala are slow to mature this fall and need more time on the tree to ripen. -
West central Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11 ,2019
Published on September 11, 2019
Early apple varieties need to be harvested quickly to avoid over-maturity and soft fruit with the incoming heat. The harvest window of prominent varieties seems to be trending towards overlap this year. -
Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019
Published on September 11, 2019
Harvest of early season varieties has begun in northwest Michigan. -
Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Sept. 11, 2019
Published on September 11, 2019
Taffy apples and Galas are being targeted for harvest in southwest Michigan. -
MSU seeks farmer input on wildlife damage to crops
Published on September 10, 2019
Researchers at Michigan State University are looking to identify wildlife management priorities for agriculture.