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Southwest Michigan field crops update – August 4, 2022
Published on August 4, 2022
Disease and insect pressure remain low as corn and soybean progress through pod setting and grain fill stages. If timely rains keep us out of droughty conditions, the crops should continue to thrive this month. -
Should dairies utilize grasses to increase forage NDF digestibility?
Published on August 1, 2022
Blending grasses in alfalfa fields can increase forage NDF digestibility, but is it a profitable decision? -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 28, 2022
Published on July 28, 2022
A short reprieve from the hot weather will end over the weekend, but dry conditions are likely to persist into the first half of August, potentially impacting corn pollination in late-planted fields and seed fill in earlier-maturing corn and soybean. -
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. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 14, 2022
Published on July 14, 2022
Both corn and soybean are entering key reproductive stages as warm temperatures continue.
