MSU Extension Irrigation

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  Southeast Michigan Crop and Pest Management Update meeting on Feb. 8

  Published on January 13, 2022
  The Crop and Pest Management Update in southeast Michigan will help growers and agribusiness professionals prepare for the 2022 growing season.

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  Branch County Farmers Day 2022 alternative field crops educational session

  Published on January 13, 2022
  MSU Extension will be hosting an alternative educational session on Feb. 21, 2022, in light of the recent cancellation of Branch County Farmers Day.

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  2022 MI Ag Ideas to Grow With Conference Moves To ANR Month!

  Published on November 15, 2021
  A virtual experience offering educational knowledge and resources for farmers and homeowners

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  Planning for irrigation expansion starts now

  Published on September 20, 2021
  High commodity prices and short stints of drought have many producers thinking about expanding irrigation.

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  Solar Well Irrigates SOF fields in collaboration with Biosystems Engineering

  Published on September 20, 2021
  A blog post from student crew member who merged his work at the SOF with an internship in his Biosystems Engineering major.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update – Sept. 16, 2021

  Published on September 16, 2021
  Warm and dry conditions continue to aid in grain dry-down and push later planted fields toward maturity. Corn and soybean harvest has begun in early planted and early maturity fields.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update – Sept. 9, 2021

  Published on September 9, 2021
  Corn and soybean in many fields are approaching physiological maturity. Upcoming warm weather will accelerate crop progress, resulting in an early harvest season this year.

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  End of season irrigation decisions

  Published on September 2, 2021
  Early September rains often make late season irrigation decisions easy, but not always.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update – Sept. 2, 2021

  Published on September 2, 2021
  Corn is nearing the finish line, reaching physiological maturity in the next two weeks for most fields. Soybeans continue to advance rapidly with the high number of growing degree days. Wheat growers should be preparing for planting in the next month.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update – Aug. 26, 2021

  Published on August 26, 2021
  Continued hot weather has pushed crops nearly two weeks ahead of normal. Recent rainfall throughout most of the southwest may be enough to see the crop through to maturity.