Resources
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"Zenith": A New Black Bean Variety for Michigan (E3248)
Published on October 20, 2016
New upright full-season black bean variety suited for direct harvest. Highest yielding black bean variety in five years of testing. Matures in 100 days, similar to ‘Zorro’. Exhibits uniform maturity coupled with good dry down similar to ‘Zorro’.
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"Alpena": A New Navy Bean Variety for Michigan (E3249)
Published on October 19, 2016
New upright full-season navy bean variety suited for direct harvest. Exhibits uniform maturity coupled with good plant dry down at maturity. Matures in 99 days ahead of most current navy bean varieties. Suited for northern production areas.
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Fusarium Root Rot of Common Beans (E2876)
Published on September 22, 2016
Soilborne fungal pathogens are widespread throughout dry bean and snap bean production areas.
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Basics of field crop and hay production
Published on January 4, 2016
Getting started with field crops and hay.
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Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Field Crops (E3294)
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.
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Powderhorn - A New Great Northern Bean Variety for Michigan (E3218)
Published on October 19, 2015
Powderhorn is a new erect, high-yielding great northern bean variety. This mid-season maturing variety has an upright, short vine growth habit. The upright narrow plant profile, combined with resistance to lodging, makes Powderhorn suitable for harvesting.
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Bellagio - A New Cranberry Bean Variety for Michigan (E3113)
Published on October 19, 2015
Bellagio is a new large-seeded vine cranberry edible dry bean variety from Michigan State University.
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Santa Fe - New Pinto Bean for Michigan (E3070)
Published on October 19, 2015
Santa Fe is a new large-seeded pinto bean variety from Michigan State University. Santa Fe is a competitive-yielding, midseason-maturing variety with an upright, short-vine growth habit that exhibits white mold avoidance.
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Zorro - A New Black Bean for Michigan (E3069)
Published on October 19, 2015
Zorro is a new upright black dry bean variety from Michigan State University.
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Crop Sustainability
Published on April 24, 2014
Michigan State University Extension encourages sustainability practices in farming.