News

Tax laws and their impacts on farms in 2018

Published on April 12, 2018
A breakfast meeting on April 17 in St. Joseph County will focus on various tax laws, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and how they will impact farmers in 2018. The meeting will also be available online.
The Soil Health Nexus is looking to better understand your soil health challenges

Published on April 11, 2018
Take this survey to help us develop soil health tools to educate farmers, farm consultants, educators, and agency personal.
Commercial specialty crop growers should register with Driftwatch

Published on March 26, 2018
Dicamba-resistant crop acreage is expected to increase, and with it the potential for non-target crop damage.
Prepare for the 2018 cropping season with breakfast meeting series in St. Joseph County

Published on March 16, 2018
A breakfast meeting series for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals in southwest Michigan will run March 27 – May 15, 2018, in Centreville.
Late winter dry bean update held Feb. 28, 2018

Published on February 22, 2018
Growers will hear from MSU and industry experts on a variety of pest, production and marketing issues.
Farmers can apply for EQIP funds to enhance monarch butterfly habitat

Published on February 22, 2018
With financial assistance from NRCS’s EQIP initiative, Michigan farmers can create or improve monarch habitat around their farm.
Navigating a challenging farm economy

Published on February 12, 2018
Understand the financial basics of your farm operation and the several tools available to help you weather these lean economic times at this March 2, 2018, meeting in St. Joseph County.
New website provides Midwest farmers easy-to-access crop management resources

Published on January 30, 2018
The redesigned Crop Protection Network website provides new research-based resources to help farmers and agribusiness personnel make crop management decisions.
2017 Northeast Michigan dry bean variety trial results

Published on January 15, 2018
Michigan State University Extension and ADM Edible Bean partnered to test nine dry bean varieties in an on-farm observation trial.
Trialing two FGD gypsum products to address sulfur and zinc availability in dry edible beans

Published on January 11, 2018
Michigan State University Extension and Charah, Inc. partnered to test two FGD gypsum products as sources of sulfur for black beans.