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Find out five reliable options for cover cropping after wheat with MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series

Published on July 17, 2025
Managing cover crops carefully to avoid unintended consequences that can affect the next crop in the rotation.
Will an improved PLC program pay more often?

Published on July 17, 2025
Testing PLC updates against historical prices and looking forward to future support.
Scanner data show beef and pork producers capture a larger share of retail sales

Published on July 16, 2025
Using retail scanner data in place of publicly available data to calculate farmers’ share of the retail dollar reveals farmers receive, on average, 9.0 and 3.1 percentage points more of retail beef and pork dollars, respectively.
Strategies for Purchasing Farm Inputs Bulletin is now available

Published on July 11, 2025
New resource from MSU Extension’s DEMaND Series.
Seed selection goes beyond yield and disease resistance

Published on July 11, 2025
New resources from MSU Extension can help you choose the right seed for your farm.
Soybean sidekicks: Microbes to the rescue (sometimes)

Published on July 10, 2025
Interest level in agricultural biological products is at an all-time high, but have research results shown their profitability?
Thinking about using foliar fertilizers in soybeans?

Published on July 10, 2025
Many foliar fertilizer products are marketed to soybean producers that claim to increase yield, but which ones actually do?
White mold and tar spot: Are your fields at risk?

Published on July 10, 2025
The Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series continues on July 17 with Marty Chilvers discussing tar spot and white mold management considerations.
MSU Extension and Newaygo County Conservation District partner to host Farm Field Day

Published on July 8, 2025
Attend the Newaygo County Farm Field Day on Aug. 19 to learn about pest management and scouting, irrigation, grazing management, and updates on NRCS funding opportunities and programs. RUP and CCA credits are available.
Have you experienced barriers or challenges to accessing farmland? We want to know!

Published on July 7, 2025
Take part in a survey from a joint MIFarmLink-MSU Extension research project funded through a SARE grant.