MSU Extension Irrigation

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  Meeting the Michigan or Indiana water use reporting requirements

  Published on March 4, 2019
  Agricultural water users in Michigan and Indiana with the capacity to pump 70 gallons per minute or more need to report their water use by April 1.

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  Michiana Irrigation Association annual education meeting to be held Dec. 14, 2018, in Shipshewana

  Published on November 13, 2018
  For over 30 years, the Michiana Irrigation Association has led the charge for irrigation education and research for Indian and Michigan irrigated agricultural industries.

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  Irrigate cover crops for better emergence

  Published on September 4, 2018
  If you have irrigation, don't forget to water-up your cover crops if fall rains fall short.

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  Timing the last irrigation application

  Published on August 9, 2018
  Maximizing profit and returns on resources invested can be dependent on the last irrigation application.

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  July corn irrigation management

  Published on July 10, 2018
  Corn’s water needs peak in July and irrigators need to fill in gaps where rainfall falls short.

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  Last-chance nitrogen application with irrigation

  Published on July 10, 2018
  Irrigation offers producers mid-season options for nitrogen application.

• Irrigation and drainage considerations in 2018

  Published on April 27, 2018
  A breakfast meeting on May 1 in St. Joseph County will focus on tile drainage and why, when and how irrigation may provide value in your operation. The meeting will also be available online.

• Planting and irrigation in the same week?

  Published on May 4, 2017
  Most irrigated producers will gain from an early-season irrigation application somewhere in the operation most years. The limiting factor is often whether the irrigation system is ready to go.