MSU Extension Dry Beans

News

• 2016 Field Crops Webinar Series scheduled for Monday evenings February 22-March 28

  Published on December 21, 2015
  Participants will receive field crop production and pest management highlights to prepare for the 2016 growing season.

• Vegetable, field crop and fruit production presentations for beginning farmers archived

  Published on December 16, 2015
  Presentations on a wide variety of crop production topics for people new to agriculture are available online and free for viewing.

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  New pest scouting bulletins available for free

  Published on December 2, 2015
  Free pest scouting bulletins are now available to field crop, greenhouse, vegetable and perennial crop producers.

• Plan now for winter storage of pesticides

  Published on November 2, 2015
  Now is the time for producers to plan their pesticide storage for the winter.

• Top 10 reasons you should attend the 2015 Nutrient Management Update and Plot Tour

  Published on August 24, 2015
  Improved nutrient management practices designed to enhance profitability and environmental stewardship will be featured at the plot tour on Sept. 9, 2015, at MSU.

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  Western bean cutworm flight: Scout dry beans for pod feeding

  Published on August 21, 2015
  Central Michigan dry bean growers should scout fields now for pod damage caused by western bean cutworms.

• Preharvest herbicide applications are an important part of direct-harvest dry bean production

  Published on August 20, 2015
  Function, timing and rotation restrictions are important to consider when selecting a pre-harvest herbicide for dry beans.

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  Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – August 13, 2015

  Published on August 13, 2015
  Wheat harvest has wrapped up and growers turn their attention to developing corn and beans.

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  Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – July 30, 2015

  Published on July 30, 2015
  Dry weather is setting up a timely wheat harvest, but other crops face moisture stress.

• Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – July 15, 2015

  Published on July 16, 2015
  There hasn’t been any late blight confirmed in Michigan potatoes this year. Monitor fields when weather conditions are favorable for disease development.