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Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series continues with mid-season hot topics
Published on July 15, 2024
You’ve got a question? The MSU Extension field crops team has answers! Join the Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series on July 25 for mid-season hot topics. -
Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series continues with tar spot and white mold recommendations
Published on July 11, 2024
The Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series on July 18 will feature MSU Extension field crop pathologist Marty Chilvers discussing tar spot and white mold management considerations. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 11, 2024
Published on July 11, 2024
Large rainfall accumulations halted fieldwork and resulted in standing water in many fields. Most soybeans reached reproductive stages, and low levels of tar spot were confirmed in Branch County. -
Wild weather for hay - The effects of weather on forage harvest
Published on July 8, 2024
Join the Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series on July 11 when Kim Cassida, MSU Extension forage and cover crops specialist will discuss how weather can impact the hay harvest. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 3, 2024
Published on July 3, 2024
Winter wheat harvest continued. More soybeans entered reproductive stages, and some commercial corn has begun to tassel. Second generation Colorado potato beetles were confirmed in potatoes. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – June 20, 2024
Published on June 20, 2024
Soybeans began flowering, side dressed nitrogen applications continued in corn, and wheat kernels began to dry down. -
The comeback of the European corn borer?
Published on June 19, 2024
Join MSU Extension to hear Jocelyn Smith discussing European corn borer during the June 27 Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series. -
No-till? No problem
Published on June 19, 2024
The No-Till Field Day on July 19 will allow registrants to view no-till soil surfaces and subsurfaces and learn about the challenges and successes of no-till. -
Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series continues with Cercospora leaf spot management in sugarbeets
Published on June 18, 2024
Jaime Willbur, MSU plant pathologist, will provide strategies for controlling Cercospora leaf spot in sugarbeets during the June 20 Virtual Breakfast Series. -
Fertigation and sidedress nitrogen applications can protect farm profits and the environment
Published on June 17, 2024
Split nitrogen applications, such as fertigation and sidedress nitrogen, on sandy soils are an essential component to increasing nitrogen use efficiency and mitigating environmental risks.