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West central Michigan field crop regional report – May 7, 2015
Published on May 7, 2015
Planting is advancing rapidly with generally good soil conditions. -
Central Michigan field crop regional report – May 7, 2015
Published on May 7, 2015
Planting is well ahead of normal in central Michigan. -
Michigan’s Thumb area field crop regional report – May 7, 2015
Published on May 7, 2015
Planting remains in high gear for most of the Thumb region. -
Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – May 7, 2015
Published on May 7, 2015
A recent string of dry days allowed producers to complete seedbed preparation and make good early progress with planting. -
Central Michigan field crop regional report – April 29, 2015
Published on May 1, 2015
The 2015 planting season is off to a good start in central Michigan. -
Two new Enviro-weather stations added in Allegan and Haslett
Published on April 28, 2015
New and replacement MSU Enviro-weather stations brings station total to 75 within Michigan. -
Handy farming Internet resources for the 2015 growing season
Published on April 27, 2015
Field crop farmers can get ahead with these Michigan State University Extension online resources for a successful growing season. -
2015 Status of herbicide resistant weeds in Michigan
Published on April 24, 2015
Glyphosate and other herbicide-resistant weeds continue to spread across Michigan. -
Soybean fields needed in northeast Michigan for white-tailed deer study
Published on March 31, 2015
MSU Extension will measure soybean yield loss to wildlife by placing exclusion cages in fields expected to have various ranges of deer feeding pressure based on habitat conditions. -
Crop response to daylength and its role in fertilizer applications
Published on March 30, 2015
Photoperiodism is the term given to a plant’s ability to respond to changing daylength. Knowing how your crop responds to daylength should influence how you apply fertilizer, especially nitrogen.