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Nutrient management recommendations for profitable soybean production
Published on April 12, 2018
Careful management of lime and fertilizer applications has always been an important component of profitable soybean production, however it becomes essential when commodity prices are low. -
The Soil Health Nexus is looking to better understand your soil health challenges
Published on April 11, 2018
Take this survey to help us develop soil health tools to educate farmers, farm consultants, educators, and agency personal. -
Managing soybean diseases: Foliar fungicide efficacy for controlling foliar soybean diseases
Published on April 3, 2018
Updated January 2018, soybean growers can use the Soybean Fungicide Efficacy Table to help better manage diseases. -
Commercial specialty crop growers should register with Driftwatch
Published on March 26, 2018
Dicamba-resistant crop acreage is expected to increase, and with it the potential for non-target crop damage. -
Will dicamba herbicide drift destroy all the milkweed?
Published on March 23, 2018
The question of what impact dicamba drift might have on milkweed populations is addressed. -
Summary of the 2017 SMaRT seed treatment trials
Published on March 20, 2018
On-farm soybean seed treatment trials produced mixed results in 2017. Because of this, we are looking for 20 cooperators that want to determine the actual yield and income benefits of the seed treatments they plan to use in 2018. -
Prepare for the 2018 cropping season with breakfast meeting series in St. Joseph County
Published on March 16, 2018
A breakfast meeting series for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals in southwest Michigan will run March 27 – May 15, 2018, in Centreville. -
Deadline for Soybean Benchmarking and Yield Gap Survey is March 31
Published on March 15, 2018
Michigan soybean producers have until March 31, 2018, to participate in an important survey that will help identify soybean yield gaps and specific management practices for overcoming them. -
Laying the groundwork for a productive growing season: Selecting the appropriate variety or hybrid
Published on February 23, 2018
To improve field crop production in northern Michigan, Michigan State University Extension is coordinating local variety trials of forage grains, peas, corn and soybean. -
Farmers can apply for EQIP funds to enhance monarch butterfly habitat
Published on February 22, 2018
With financial assistance from NRCS’s EQIP initiative, Michigan farmers can create or improve monarch habitat around their farm.