Delayed Planting and Harvest Decision Articles

Corn struggling to mature in southwest Michigan

Published on October 7, 2019
Delayed planting, tar spot, drought and a colder than normal August have corn struggling to mature in southwest Michigan.
What should I do with my immature corn?

Published on September 27, 2019
Guidelines for pricing silage, earlage or snaplage from immature corn.
Identify the farm’s profitability and cash flow Part 1

Published on September 26, 2019
Considerations for the farm business after prevent plant and delayed planting.
Involve the lender sooner, not later Part 3

Published on September 26, 2019
Considerations for the farm business after prevent plant and delayed planting.
Understanding crop Insurance options & USDA risk programs: Part 2

Published on September 26, 2019
Farm business management considerations after prevent plant and delayed.
What lending options work best for the farm Part 4

Published on September 26, 2019
Considerations for the farm business after prevent plant and delayed planting.
Predicting when Michigan soybean fields will reach physiological maturity

Published on September 19, 2019
A new tool called SoyWater can help predict when soybean fields will reach physiological maturity, or the R7 growth stage.
Attend a cover crop field event on Sept. 25 in Homer, Michigan

Published on September 18, 2019
A field event on Sept. 25, 2019, in Calhoun County will focus on numerous strategies for using cover crops to improve soil sustainability and protect fields following wheat or prevented planting.
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.
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.