Virtual Breakfast
MSU Extension specialists and educators are teaming up to bring agribusiness professionals and farmers a series of “Virtual Breakfast” meetings. These 30-minute online meetings will start your day off right with discussion of current field and weather conditions, timely crop production tips and the latest information on emerging issues likely to affect growers across the state.
The live, online meetings will run 7–7:30 a.m. every Thursday from April 25 to Sept. 5, 2019.
Participants can join using their computer, mobile device or regular phone line. Follow the Zoom link at https://msu.zoom.us/j/552324349 to join online, or call in by dialing 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 552-324-349.
To receive a weekly email reminder of the Virtual Breakfast, sign up at http://eepurl.com/gm-PIv. Participants receiving emails can opt in or out at any time.
Scheduled 2019 topics and dates
Note that these may change to cover breaking pest and weather situations.
- April 25 – Early season weed control with Christy Sprague
- May 2 – Corn and soybean planting with Manni Singh
- May 9 – Early soil fertility with Kurt Steinke
- May 16 – Alfalfa seeding and cutting management with Kim Cassida
- May 23 – Fusarium head blight control in wheat with Dennis Pennington
- May 30 – Delayed planting vs prevented planting with Roger Betz
- June 6 – Late season weed control with Erin Burns
- June 13 – Recommendations for late-planted soybeans with Mike Staton
- June 20 – Managing tar spot with Martin Chilvers
- June 27 – Irrigation scheduling with Steve Miller and Lyndon Kelley
- July 4 – No call, Fourth of July
- July 11 – Nematode management with Marisol Quintanilla
- July 18 – Cover crop management with Dean Baas
- July 25 – Managing sugar beet pests with Daniel Bublitz
- Aug. 1 – Insect management with Chris DiFonzo
- Aug. 8 – Plant disease update with Martin Chilvers
- Aug. 15 – Industrial hemp with Kurt Thelen
- Aug. 22– Corn silage disease and quality management with Manni Singh
- Aug. 29 – Harvesting weed seeds with Erin Hill
- Sept. 5 – Calibrating yield monitors with Dennis Pennington
2019 Virtual Breakfast Topics
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Cover Crops for Preventative Planting, Forage and Following Wheat
Published on July 18, 2019
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Nematode Management
Published on July 11, 2019
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Irrigation Scheduling After a Wet Spring
Published on June 27, 2019
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Managing Corn Tar Spot
Published on June 20, 2019
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Recommendations for Late-Planted Soybeans
Published on June 13, 2019
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Discussion about European Corn Borer
Published on June 6, 2019
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Weed Control Considerations for a Late Wet Spring
Published on June 6, 2019
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Considerations for Taking Prevented Planting Option vs Delayed Planting
Published on May 30, 2019
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Wheat Season Update
Published on May 23, 2019
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Assessing Alfalfa Stands for Winter Damage
Published on May 17, 2019
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Early-Season Soil Fertility
Published on May 9, 2019
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Corn and Soybean Planting Tips for 2019
Published on May 2, 2019
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Assessing Winter Wheat Stands in Michigan
Published on May 2, 2019
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Early Season Weed Control
Published on April 25, 2019
Agricultural Weather Updates
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Report for July 18, 2019
Published on July 18, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Report for July 11, 2019
Published on July 11, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Report for June 27, 2019
Published on June 27, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Report for June 20, 2019
Published on June 20, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Report for May 30, 2019
Published on May 30, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Report for May 23, 2019
Published on May 23, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Report for May 16, 2019
Published on May 17, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Report for May 9, 2019
Published on May 9, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Update for May 2, 2019
Published on May 2, 2019
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Virtual Breakfast Weather Update for April 25, 2019
Published on April 25, 2019
2018 Virtual Breakfast Topics
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Corn Mycotoxin Management
Published on August 30, 2018
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Soybean Cyst Nematode Biology and Management
Published on August 23, 2018
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Why Cover Crops, Why Now?
Published on August 9, 2018
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Irrigation Management
Published on July 26, 2018
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Sporecaster and White Mold Management in Soybeans
Published on July 12, 2018
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MSU Weed Tour
Published on June 21, 2018
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Does Drainage Pay?
Published on June 14, 2018
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Late Planted Soybean and Stand Assessment
Published on June 7, 2018
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Corn Sidedress Nitrogen
Published on May 31, 2018
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Early Season Insect Management
Published on May 24, 2018
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Alfalfa Harvest Management
Published on May 17, 2018
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Wheat Fertility Management
Published on May 10, 2018
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Corn and Soybean Planting Tips for 2018
Published on May 3, 2018
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Early Season Weed Control
Published on April 26, 2018
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Asiatic Garden Beetles and Marestail
Published on April 12, 2018
