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Price checking your grain market strategies

Published on January 29, 2025
Have you reviewed your market strategies and are they keeping up with changes in the market environment?
Boost your farm or food business: Online grant writing course now available

Published on January 24, 2025
This free course is self-paced and available online to provide food and farm business owners with a better understanding of the grant writing process.
Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test Mailer from MSU Extension

This brief video shows you how to use the residential soil mailer from MSU Extension.
Register now for the 2025 Southeast Michigan Grower-to-Grower Meetings

Published on January 22, 2025
What better way to learn than by having a thoughtful discussion with peers in your industry? Our Grower-to-Grower Meetings feature an informal discussion facilitated by Michigan State University Extension educators.
MSU Extension update for vegetable, field crop and flower producers on January 27

Published on January 22, 2025
Participants will hear updates for vegetable, field crop and flower producers in Michigan’s Thumb region.
Central Michigan Farmer’s Ag and Chats: Coffee, doughnuts and listening ears

Published on January 21, 2025
Markets are low in field crops. Opportunities to visit and vent are offered throughout February in Alma, Michigan.
Soybean and wheat seed selection highlighted in newest MSU Extension bulletins

Published on January 17, 2025
New resources available from MSU Extension’s DEMaND series.
Bulletin E-3505 How to Read a Seed Guide (Wheat Edition)

Published on January 16, 2025
This publication discusses the types of information likely found across most wheat seed guides and reviews how costs and harvest factors are important considerations in selecting seed options for your farm.
Bulletin E-3431 How to Read a Seed Guide (Soybean Edition)

Published on January 16, 2025
This publication discusses the types of information likely found across most soybean seed guides and reviews how costs and harvest factors are important considerations in selecting seed options for your farm.
Michigan State University Extension to host 2025 Restricted Use Pesticide Review and Testing in Montcalm County

Published on January 15, 2025
MSU Extension in partnership with MDARD will host a 2025 Restricted Use Pesticide Review and Testing at Montcalm Community College on Feb. 12, 2025.
Branch County Farmers Day February 17

Published on January 15, 2025
The Branch County Farmers Day will feature two simultaneous but separate events: field crops educational sessions and in-person pesticide applicator testing. RUP and CCA credits available.
MSU Extension and USDA need your feedback on a new resource for farm producers

Published on January 14, 2025
The Beginning Farmer Resource and Decision Making Guide is a jointly created resource in the works for new farm managers and beginning farmers.
Vegetable 'Ag Ideas' will focus on pillars of production for 2025

Published on January 9, 2025
Join the MSU Extension vegetable team on a webinar series dedicated to key production factors affecting vegetables.
Passing the torch: Farm transition planning in Northern Michigan

Published on January 9, 2025
Join MSU Extension in Traverse City on February 13, 2025, for a free day-long seminar on farm succession planning.
MSU Farm Bill Analyzer 2025

Published on January 7, 2025
This spreadsheet is designed to help producers make the decision between the Farm Bill programs administered by USDA.
Join the Managing Risk Through Diverse Specialty Crop Marketing Strategies program to learn about risk strategy options

Published on December 23, 2024
A virtual program from MSU Extension aimed at helping you navigate risk in your marketing channels.
Farm financial management – Getting started

Published on December 20, 2024
Beginning farmers should manage their finances to strive for profitability. Implementing a good accounting system and developing beginning and end of year balance sheets is an important start.
MSU Extension to host restricted use pesticide review and testing January 21 at Great Lakes Trade Expo

Published on December 17, 2024
MSU Extension, in partnership with MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program and MDARD, will host a restricted use pesticide (RUP) review and testing at the 2025 Great Lakes Trade Expo. RUP credits are available.
What are tariffs and how could they impact farm prices?

Published on December 16, 2024
A review of potential tariff impacts on input purchasing decisions.
MSU Custom Work Rates Report

Published on December 10, 2024
Custom Machine Work Rates for 2024