News
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New field crops educator hired in southeast Michigan
Published on February 21, 2018
Based in Lenawee County, Ricardo Costa will begin working with field crop producers across southeastern Michigan. -
Attend the 2018 Michiana Irrigated Corn and Soybean Production Workshop
Published on February 15, 2018
Participants will learn new information for improving corn and soybean production under irrigation at this March 6 workshop in Shipshewana, Indiana. -
Navigating a challenging farm economy
Published on February 12, 2018
Understand the financial basics of your farm operation and the several tools available to help you weather these lean economic times at this March 2, 2018, meeting in St. Joseph County. -
Survey being conducted to help Michigan soybean producers identify and overcome yield gaps
Published on February 7, 2018
Michigan soybean producers have the opportunity to help researchers and agronomists identify and overcome barriers to higher soybean yields by participating in a volunteer survey. -
Spraying dicamba in Xtend soybeans in 2018? Be sure you meet all the requirements
Published on February 7, 2018
Using dicamba in soybeans for hard-to-control broadleaf weeds has its advantages, but there are several application requirements that must be met to legally and safely spray in Michigan. -
Application requirements for spraying dicamba in Xtend soybeans
Published on February 7, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency has added specific requirements for pesticide applicators when spraying new dicamba products in soybean. -
New website provides Midwest farmers easy-to-access crop management resources
Published on January 30, 2018
The redesigned Crop Protection Network website provides new research-based resources to help farmers and agribusiness personnel make crop management decisions. -
Trialing two foliar fertilizer programs in soybeans to address nitrogen, sulfur and micronutrients
Published on January 12, 2018
Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee, Agro100 and AgroLiquid partnered to trial two different foliar fertilizer programs in commercial soybeans. -
Trialing DeerPro Spring & Summer repellent to control white-tailed deer depredation of soybeans
Published on January 12, 2018
Michigan State University Extension and Great Oak, Inc. partnered to test efficacy of DeerPro Spring & Summer deer repellent in two commercial soybean fields. -
Pest and field crop management update meetings set for 2018
Published on January 8, 2018
Michigan State University Extension will host its flagship Pest and Crop Management Update Meetings in January 2018.