News
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Check your southern Michigan corn fields for tar spot, lodged corn and stalk strength now
Published on October 11, 2019
While many later planted corn fields may not suffer extreme yield losses, you should be monitoring all tar spot-infected fields for stalk strength.
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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.
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What should I do with my immature corn?
Published on September 27, 2019
Guidelines for pricing silage, earlage or snaplage from immature corn.
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Michigan Hay Listing Network to expand outreach and include other forages
Published on September 26, 2019
Corn silage is a forage too! Producers looking for options to market other forage crops including corn silage are encouraged to use the Michigan Hay Listing Network.
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Farmers invited to submit corn silage samples for mycotoxin study
Published on September 24, 2019
Mycotoxins in corn have long been a bane as well as a mystery. A new research project aims to reduce this mystery and enable farmers to reduce their risk. This season, farmers can submit samples of corn silage for free mycotoxin analysis.
