• Managing Corn Tar Spot

    Published on June 20, 2019
    The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for June 20, 2019, focused on managing corn tar spot, presented by Martin Chilvers, MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences.

  • Corn and Soybean Planting Tips for 2019

    Published on May 2, 2019
    The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for May 2, 2019, focused on assessing winter wheat stands, presented by Manni Singh, MSU Extension agronomy specialist.

  • The Future is Now: What You Need to Know About Ethanol

    Published on September 1, 2017
    This bulletin explains what ethanol is and how it may affect your daily life in the future.

  • Fueling the Future: Potential Biomass Crops for Michigan

    Published on September 1, 2017
    Many different biomasses can be used for energy. This bulletin will explain what biomasses can be used for energy.

  • 2016 TARE Field Trials

    Published on January 1, 2017
    This report represents the 12th year of a multi-county strategy for evaluating corn hybrids and soybean varieties as well as agronomic practices in Michigan’s Thumb.

  • Corn Research

    Published on March 11, 2016

  • 2015 TARE Field Trials

    Published on January 1, 2016
    This report represents the eleventh year of a multi-county strategy for evaluating corn hybrids and soybean varieties as well as agronomic practices in Michigan’s Thumb.

  • Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Field Crops

    Published on November 23, 2015
    Scouting and monitoring are critical steps in pest management that allow managers to quantify pest pressure and the potential for crop damage.

  • No-Till Drilling Cover Crops after Wheat Harvest and their Influence on next season's corn

    Published on November 6, 2015
    Over the past five years, Michigan has seen a 22 percent decline in wheat acres (Mich. Ag Stats, 2000-01).This decline is primarily because the markets for wheat have not been competitive with those for other field crops.

  • 2015 Michigan Corn Hybrids Compared

    Published on November 6, 2015
    This is a publication of the corn performance trials conducted annually in Michigan on corn hybrids suitable for Michigan.