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Do you want to visit another country? Consider the IFYE Exchange!

Published on May 3, 2022
Young adults can participate in an in-depth, rural-based, cultural immersion focused experience for two-, three- or six-months with multiple host families in a foreign country.
West central Michigan small fruit update - May 3, 2022

Published on May 3, 2022
West Michigan continues to have unseasonable weather conditions—cold and rainy—and blueberry growth and development advance very slow.
EPA clarification on non-food uses of Chlorpyrifos

Published on May 3, 2022
Chlorpyrifos labeled uses allowed on non-bearing fruit trees.
Northwest Michigan fruit update – May 3, 2022

Published on May 3, 2022
Cold weather persists in northwest Michigan, and there has been little movement in crop development in over a week.
Michigan Watersheds and how our actions influence water quality

Published on May 2, 2022
Whether you have lived in Michigan most or all of your life or you moved here at some point, take some time to learn about Michigan Watersheds so you can do your part to help steward the Great Lakes for the next generations to enjoy.
Pruning for disease management and yield benefits in hops

Published on April 29, 2022
Pruning hops may help manage halo blight.
Soybean planting considerations: Planting date, seeding rate and row spacing implications

Published on April 28, 2022
Optimal planting date, seeding rate and row spacing are important to maximize soybean yield and profits. Check out factsheets summarized by university agronomists.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – April 28, 2022

Published on April 28, 2022
Although temperatures remain unseasonably cool, drier conditions have allowed a surge of fieldwork on lighter soils as planting season 2022 commences.
Beef cattle feed nutrient composition differences between various corn harvesting methods

Published on April 28, 2022
Snaplage versus earlage: is there a difference?
Warning: Herbicide applications under cold conditions increase injury to winter wheat

Published on April 28, 2022
Cold temperatures and crop growth stage could alter weed control strategies in winter wheat.