MSU Extension Dry Beans

News

• Potential sources of labor: Are these in your future plans?

  Published on February 29, 2016
  Farms should think about different strategies to fill their labor needs in 2016 and beyond. Consider any and all of these options and strategies to obtain needed workers in the future.

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  Celebrate the International Year of Pulses with Michigan dry beans

  Published on January 18, 2016
  In Michigan, the International Year of Pulses means the International Year of Dry Beans.

• Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources event to focus on soil health

  Published on January 12, 2016
  Michigan State University will host its first Agriculture Innovation Day: Focus on Soils on Aug. 24, 2016, at the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

• 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.

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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.