MSU Extension Beginning Farmer

Soil Fertility & Health

• Strategies for Efficient Irrigation Water Management

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Younsuk Dong, MSU irrigation specialist and assistant professor, discussing strategies for efficient irrigation water management.

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  Prairie Strip Partial Budget Tool

  Published on June 10, 2024
  This partial budget tool is an editable spreadsheet made to determine gains and losses from converting row crop areas to restored prairie.

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  Budgeting for Prairie Strips

  Published on June 10, 2024
  This bulletin shows how to calculate where and how prairie strips can be a financial benefit to the farm operation.

• Drop Hose Technology in Corn Production

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Jason Deveau, application technology specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, discussing drop hose technology in corn production.

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  But can it be profitable? An initial economic summary of an aspirational cropping system

  Published on May 31, 2024
  Opening the financial books on the first two years of the Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Agroecosystem Research.

• Wheat Fungicides

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Martin Chilvers, MSU field crops plant pathologist, discussing wheat fungicides.

• Dry Bean Planting Considerations

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Scott Bales, MSU dry bean specialist, discussing dry bean planting considerations.

• Postemergence Weed Control Options

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Erin Burns, MSU weed scientist and assistant professor, discussing postemergence weed control options.

• Managing Corn and Nitrogen After Waterlogging

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Alex Lindsey, assistant professor at The Ohio State University, discussing managing corn and nitrogen (N) after waterlogging.

• Crop Growth Staging

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Manni Singh, MSU cropping systems agronomist, discussing crop growth staging.

• Conservation Practices for Soil Health

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Abby Smith, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service state agronomist for Michigan, discussing conservation practices for soil health.

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  Yikes! Yellow trees? What’s going on here?

  Published on April 19, 2024
  Soil testing is often the key to diagnosing (and solving) the problem of yellow needles.

• Optimizing Planting Decisions for 2024

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Manni Singh, MSU cropping systems agronomy specialist, discussing optimizing planting decisions for 2024.

• Soil Fertility for 2024

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Kurt Steinke, MSU soil fertility and nutrient management specialist, discussing soil fertility recommendations for 2024.

• Wheat Insights for 2024

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Dennis Pennington, MSU wheat systems specialist, discussing wheat insights for 2024.

• Repairing Damaged Fields

  The Michigan State University Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series features Ian McDonald, crop innovations specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, discussing soil compaction and wet harvest recovery.

• Field Crops Webinar: Weed control in Field Crops and Forages

  Dr. Kim Cassida and Dr. Erin Burns discuss weed control challenges in field crops and forages.

• Field Crops Webinar: Opportunities and Challenges of Disease Management: White Mold In Soybeans and Tar Spot in Corn

  Plant Pathologists Marty Chilvers from MSU and Albert Tenuta from OMAFRA discuss the opportunities and challenges of disease management in field crops.

• Field Crops Webinar: Dry Bean Production Agronomics and Market Considerations

  MSU Dry Bean Specialist Scott Bales and Justin Edwards with Ackerman Marketing discuss dry bean agronomics for Michigan farmer. Justin Edwards discusses marketing considerations for dry bean markets providing a global outlook and variety-specific analysis.

• Field Crops Webinar: Turning Weather-Related Challenges to Agronomic Management Opportunities

  Dr. Manni Singh, MSU Cropping Cropping Systems Agronomist, and Dr. Jeff Andresen, MSU Climatologist, discuss recent weather trends and how producers can approach and adapt their production to create agronomic management opportunities in their production systems.