MSU Extension Malting Barley

News

• FAQ regarding the New Worker Protection Standard – Part 1

  Published on May 8, 2018
  As of January 2018, three requirements were added to the Worker Protection Standard.

• Tax laws and their impacts on farms in 2018

  Published on April 12, 2018
  A breakfast meeting on April 17 in St. Joseph County will focus on various tax laws, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and how they will impact farmers in 2018. The meeting will also be available online.

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  The Soil Health Nexus is looking to better understand your soil health challenges

  Published on April 11, 2018
  Take this survey to help us develop soil health tools to educate farmers, farm consultants, educators, and agency personal.

• Be smart when farming near underground pipelines and utilities

  Published on March 16, 2018
  Spring means deep tillage, trenching, posthole digging, tile-laying, building and other earth-moving activities on the farm. Be aware of pipeline and utility safety issues and call 811 when needed.

• Prepare for the 2018 cropping season with breakfast meeting series in St. Joseph County

  Published on March 16, 2018
  A breakfast meeting series for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals in southwest Michigan will run March 27 – May 15, 2018, in Centreville.

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  Farmers can apply for EQIP funds to enhance monarch butterfly habitat

  Published on February 22, 2018
  With financial assistance from NRCS’s EQIP initiative, Michigan farmers can create or improve monarch habitat around their farm.

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  Spartan barley seed now available

  Published on February 7, 2018
  Michigan farmers now have the opportunity to grow the historic barley variety.

• 2017 Agriculture Census has been extended

  Published on February 6, 2018
  Still time for producers to complete USDA NASS forms.

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  Fourth annual Great Lakes Hop and Barley Conference focuses on marketing and business development

  Published on January 22, 2018
  The fourth annual Great Lakes Hop and Barley Conference will be held in Kalamazoo, Michigan on March 12-14.

• A primer on reading field research results

  Published on January 15, 2018
  Michigan State University Extension offers farmers data to consider from field research trials. Here’s some background on understanding the statistical analysis or treatment response side of the data.