In agriculture, things change fast, and growers need on-time, on-task and on-target weather, crop and pest information. To meet this need, the Michigan State University Extension field crops team will again hold free Virtual Breakfasts every week during the growing season via Zoom video or phone conference. These virtual meetings will take place every Thursday morning from 7-7:30 a.m. starting April 25 through Sept. 5, 2019.

Each live session will provide timely crop management topics with recommendations or late-breaking pest observations from an MSU specialist. A weekly weather outlook will also be provided by MSU’s agricultural climatologist Jeff Andresen. See the full schedule below. Participants will also be able to ask questions during the live meetings.

Participating is easy!

You can join using your computer or mobile device (audio and visual) following the Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/552324349. Or, call in from your phone (audio only) by dialing 669-900-6833 and enter 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.

Can’t make it Thursday morning? Watch the recording!

For those who cannot join on Thursdays at 7 a.m., the Virtual Breakfast sessions will be recorded for later viewing with closed-captioning on the Field Crops Virtual Breakfast webpage. Podcasts will also be available.

Don’t forget to follow us on social media. Stay up-to-date on what is happening in Michigan field crops by liking the MSU Extension Field Crops Facebook page or following @MSUEFieldCrops on Twitter.

Scheduled 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 – Insect management with Chris DiFonzo
• June 6 – Late season weed control with Erin Burns
• June 13 – Identifying mid-season soybean issues 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