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  • Reprints of the 2022 MSU Weed Control Guide for Field Crops are available

    Published on March 2, 2022
    Resources on alternative herbicide options this year will be important with impending herbicide shortages.

  • Consider conducting an on-farm soybean research trial in 2022

    Published on March 2, 2022
    Producers can learn new information about how new products, management practices and equipment perform on their farms by conducting replicated research trials.

  • Tips for improving the performance of your drainage system

    Published on March 2, 2022
    Learn which pipe removes water the quickest and which pipe properties increase water entry into the pipe.

  • Compost handling in agriculture systems: Right-to-Farm coverage of on-farm compost production

    Published on March 2, 2022
    Part six of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

  • Compost handling in agriculture systems: Land application

    Published on February 19, 2022
    Part five of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

  • Compost handling in agriculture systems: compost transfer and equipment calibration

    Published on February 14, 2022
    Part four of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

  • Upper Peninsula project monitors water conditions on clay soils

    Published on February 11, 2022
    Using high-tech monitoring equipment, MSU Extension worked with local farmers in 2021 to explore effectiveness of innovative approaches to improving soil drainage on challenging clay soils.

  • Compost handling in agriculture systems: Appropriate storage options

    Published on February 8, 2022
    Part three of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

  • Sign up now for the 2022 MSU Organic Farmer Training Program

    Published on January 31, 2022
    Hands-on, goal-oriented learning beginning March 7, 2022.

  • Second careers in sustainable agriculture

    Published on January 18, 2022
    MSU Organic Farmer Training Program and other MSU programs welcome retirees and career-shifters starting farms.

  • Compost handling in agriculture systems: Disease-suppressing and growth-promoting composts

    Published on January 14, 2022
    Part two of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

  • Compost handling in agriculture systems: How is compost made?

    Published on January 12, 2022
    Part one of a six-part series on compost utilization and management on farms.

  • MSU Organic Farmer Training Program graduates grow their farm vision

    Published on December 23, 2021
    Nineteen talented beginning and aspiring farmers gain skills to grow food and community.

  • Somewhere for the pollinators to go: A case study of establishing large-scale pollinator habitat

    Published on November 22, 2021
    Establishing pollinator habitat through the Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund’s Seed a Legacy Program in southeast Michigan.

  • Plant-eating nematodes and the key to fighting them

    Published on November 3, 2021
    Plant roots interact with many bacteria, fungi and microscopic organisms within the soil that can impact how well the plants grow. Some of these microscopic organisms are nematodes, and they are an especially important part of the life in the soil.

  • Online tool highlighting Michigan Beginning Farmer Resources released

    Published on October 6, 2021
    The Map of Michigan Beginning Farmer Resources includes videos, links and program descriptions for over 75 programs to assist beginning and aspiring farmers searching for land, credit, teaching farms, conferences and more.

  • USDA releases 2021 farmland cash rent values

    Published on September 10, 2021
    Land rent prices vary tremendously from county to county.

  • Introduction to Grain Marketing for Beginning Farmers bulletin available

    Published on September 10, 2021
    A bulletin aimed at new farmers and those who are new to grain marketing.

  • Bulletin E-3416 Introduction to Grain Marketing

    Published on September 7, 2021
    Introductory bulletin on grain markets with educational information on marketing tools and strategies.

  • Walk before you run

    Published on August 15, 2021
    Precision soil testing for economic results.

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