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Relative maturity and its relationship to yield and moisture – results from the Thumb
Published on October 13, 2017
Data from several years of growing corn hybrids with varying relative maturities demonstrate the relationship between grain yields and grain moisture content. -
Elevated levels of corn ear rots may be seen in some southern Michigan fields
Published on September 29, 2011
Protect your grain quality and marketability this fall by scouting and properly identifying potential corn ear rots, such as gibberella and aspergillus. -
Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 3, 2022
Published on August 3, 2022
Tree fruit is continuing to put on size. -
Is it time for the last irrigation?
Published on September 8, 2025
Crop stage, soil moisture and weather: the three pillars of your last irrigation decision. -
Is it time for the last irrigation?
Published on September 8, 2025
Crop stage, soil moisture and weather: the three pillars of your last irrigation decision. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – March 28, 2023
Published on March 28, 2023
This is the first fruit scouting report of the season. -
Michigan vineyard pest scouting report – July 3, 2019
Published on July 3, 2019
Target dates for grape berry moth controls are approaching and there is significant downy disease pressure in southwest Michigan vineyards. -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – March 28, 2017
Published on March 28, 2017
Plants are ready to resume growth when warm temperatures return. -
2012 fungicide update for grapes
Published on April 10, 2012
An update on label changes and newer fungicides found in the grape section of the “2012 Michigan Fruit Management Guide” (E-154). -
2019 Spring Farm Sprouts - Week #4 Tuesday PM
Published on May 21, 2019
2019 Spring Farm Sprouts - Week #4 Tuesday PM -
Make your farm dreams a reality with the MSU Organic Farmer Training Program
Published on September 19, 2024
Join this learning community of urban farmers, homesteaders, farmworkers, educational gardeners and food system changemakers on Mondays from February to November. -
2019 Spring Farm Sprouts - Week #4 Tuesday AM
Published on May 21, 2019
2019 Spring Farm Sprouts - Week #4 Tuesday AM -
Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – August 17, 2022
Published on August 17, 2022
Early varieties are nearing maturity in the Grand Rapids area. -
Earth Explorers Garden Kitchen Recipes
Published on July 23, 2022
The week's list of recipes! -
Michigan grape scouting report – July 8, 2020
Published on July 8, 2020
Vinifera grape bloom is continuing in northern Michigan. Egglaying by the next generation of grape berry moth is expected to start soon in southwest Michigan. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 21, 2020
Published on April 21, 2020
A cold, windy week with several hard radiation freezes killed open flowers on blooming apricots and plums. Damage to most tree fruit crops was spotty, depending on the crop and location. -
Assessing the probability of Michigan’s corn crop reaching physiological maturity
Published on September 12, 2011
Knowing what late planted corn requires and tracking crop progress can help growers make decisions on how their crop can best be utilized. -
Southeast Michigan fruit update – June 10, 2025
Published on June 10, 2025
Strawberry harvest begins. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 21, 2022
Published on July 21, 2022
The wide range of crop development in fields across the region will extend the scouting window for key pests and diseases in corn and soybean this year. -
MSU entomologist leads training for Latino/a farmers, receives new $600K USDA grant
Published on September 23, 2020
MSU's La Cosecha (a Spanish word for harvest) program, which provides training for first- and next-generation Latino/a farmers in Michigan, has received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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