Delayed Planting Articles
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Check fields for tar spot if your later-planted corn is turning every color except green
Published on September 13, 2019
Corn tar spot symptoms are becoming more widespread across southwest Michigan.
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Management guidelines for immature and frosted corn silage
Published on September 12, 2019
Management adjustments are needed when harvest maturity is not ideal.
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Late-planted crops may need irrigation into October
Published on September 12, 2019
Avoiding late-planted crop drought stress may mean irrigating until October of 2019.
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Planting wheat on prevented planted ground
Published on September 12, 2019
Points to consider when planting wheat into prevented plant acres this fall.
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September 12-13 farm drainage field day postponed until June 2020
Published on September 5, 2019
Due to persisting wet conditions, the drainage field day in Lenawee County has been postponed to June 24-25, 2020.
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Options for immature corn
Published on September 4, 2019
One challenge this year is wondering whether the corn crop will mature before frost and what to do with it if it does not. This is an opportune year for cash crop producers and livestock producers to be talking with one another about feed options.
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Using climatology to estimate first freezing temperatures of the fall season
Published on August 30, 2019
Statistics help narrow down the timing of first freezing temperatures across Michigan.
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Seeding the 2020 winter wheat crop
Published on August 29, 2019
Much of wheat’s yield potential is determined at planting. To attain top yields, timely planting coupled with appropriate seeding rates can be critical for ensuring an even and uniform stand.
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Eaton County farmer forum on Sept. 5 to discuss resources available to farms affected by weather conditions
Published on August 28, 2019
Farmers can learn what assistance is available and how to mitigate potential financial pitfalls due to delayed or unplanted acreage.
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Michigan State University agricultural economists discuss possible effects of wet spring and delayed planting on food prices
Published on August 27, 2019
David Ortega and Jim Hilker, faculty in MSU’s Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, say impacts of delayed planting on food costs likely won’t be known until after the fall harvest.
