News
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Upper Peninsula winter 2020 forage program offered as online recordings
Published on April 6, 2020
The Recipes for Forage Success meeting cancelled at Escanaba and Mass City is now available in recorded segments online.
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2020 Field Crops Virtual Breakfast starting April 16
Published on April 2, 2020
The free Virtual Breakfast series helps growers and agribusinesses make informed decisions during the growing season.
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Updated cover crop termination publication available for 2020
Published on April 2, 2020
Evaluate your cover crop termination strategy with this updated for 2020 publication.
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Options for controlling volunteer potatoes
Published on April 2, 2020
Volunteer potatoes can be hard to manage. Here are a few options for control and daughter tuber suppression.
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Agriculture support labs still open for business, with modifications
Published on April 1, 2020
As the pandemic of COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by novel coronavirus, impacts farmers’ ability to get ready for planting season, labs and other support aids remain open with limitations.
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Plant and soil service labs open during COVID-19 shutdowns
Published on March 30, 2020
MSU’s Plant & Pest Diagnostics and Soil and Plant Nutrient Laboratory remain open during “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order.
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Protecting yourself and your farm employees from COVID-19
Published on March 27, 2020
Considerations to help producers protect themselves, their families and employees from novel coronavirus, the virus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19.
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Calling all farmers! Please complete new national cover crop survey
Published on March 27, 2020
USDA SARE is distributing a new national survey to farmers asking about their experiences with cover crops, due April 12.
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Reducing soybean production costs in 2020
Published on March 26, 2020
Recommendations for soybean producers on reacting to low commodity prices by reducing production costs without affecting yields.
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Farm biosecurity basics: Keeping employees healthy
Published on March 26, 2020
On a field crop farm, the goal of biosecurity is to keep the owners, operators and staff safe and healthy.
