Resources

Irrigation Scheduling Tools

Published on June 2, 2025
Irrigation scheduling provides information on the timing and amount of water to apply to meet crop needs.
Cover Crops for Michigan: Oilseed Radish

Published on May 12, 2025
Oilseed radish is a quick-growing cool-season annual brassica cover crop. The long taproot helps improve soil compaction and scavenges nitrogen from the soil.
Cover Crops for Michigan: Red Clover

Published on May 12, 2025
Red clover is a vigorous cool-season legume cover crop. When planted early enough in the season, red clover overwinters well and can produce nitrogen.
Cover Crops for Michigan: Cereal Rye

Published on May 12, 2025
Cereal rye dependably overwinters, even when seeded late into the fall and can offer erosion protection and weed suppression.
Cover Crops for Michigan: Sunflower

Published on May 12, 2025
Sunflower is a quick-growing warm season annual broadleaf cover crop with deep roots that improve soil compaction and scavenge soi nutrients. Sunflowers are great additions to multi-species cover crop mixes.
Recordkeeping System for Crop Production

Published on May 12, 2025
A system for keeping records for pesticide application, nutrient application, manure application, animal burial and composting, irrigation and employee training.
Lessons From Long Term Research: Comparing No-Till to Conventional Tillage Over 30 years

Published on January 9, 2025
A summary of over 30 years of research by KBS LTER that measured yield, profitability, soil aggregation, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and soil moisture in tilled and no-tilled fields.
Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers

Published on December 6, 2024
This annual guide is a summary of currently suggested vegetable varieties, seeding rates, fertilizer rates, weed control, insect control and disease control measures for commercial growers. A version of this publication is available at http://mwveguide.org
Herramientas de programación de riego

Published on July 31, 2024
La programación de riego proporciona información acerca del momento y la cantidad de agua necesaria para satisfacer las necesidades del cultivo.
An Introduction to Regenerative Field Crop and Grazing Systems

Published on July 11, 2024
The need for more resilient food and farming systems has never been greater, causing more people to consider regenerative agricultural practices to improve productivity, profitability, and environmental outcomes.