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Southwest Michigan field crops update – May 18, 2023
Published on May 18, 2023
Near-perfect spring weather has allowed for a continued surge in planting progress…now we just need enough soil moisture to get the crops up and established. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – May 11, 2023
Published on May 11, 2023
Ideal weather conditions helped soils dry out and allowed for a flush of planting and other field operations this past week. -
Growing nitrogen with legume cover crops
Published on May 10, 2023
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, but price fluctuations of fertilizers leave farmers looking for alternative solutions. Planting legumes as a cover crop can increase soil nitrogen and perhaps even reduce reliance on fertilizers. -
Attend a regional wheat field day near you this May
Published on May 8, 2023
Join Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Wheat Program for a small regional wheat field day in Huron and Isabella counties. -
Can biological products substitute for fertilizer nutrients?
Published on May 5, 2023
Growers should be curious but also careful on how these products are tested prior to farm-wide implementation. -
Thomas Wenzel named farm manager at MSU Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center
Published on May 4, 2023
SVREC hosts research and outreach efforts to support dry bean, sugarbeet, wheat, corn and soybean producers -
Evaluating freeze damage in wheat
Published on May 1, 2023
How the recent cold temperatures may have affected your wheat. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – April 20, 2023
Published on April 20, 2023
Continued warm and dry conditions this past week allowed for a high level of productivity, but colder weather for the remainder of April may cause some farmers to rethink plans for early planting this year. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – April 13, 2023
Published on April 13, 2023
Warm and dry conditions this past week have opened up an extended window for making burndown applications, manure applications, and tillage operations as soils have dried out. -
Mild winter: A summary analysis of the winter of 2023
Published on March 30, 2023
An in-depth look at temperatures this winter and what it could mean for field crop production in 2023.