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Cole crops news, programming and other resources from MSU Extension.

Benjamin Werling

Commercial Vegetable Production
werlingb@msu.edu
231-873-6843
Mary Hausbeck, Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist
hausbec1@msu.edu
517-355-4534
Ron Goldy, PhD

Vegetable Production Educator
goldy@msu.edu
269-944-1477 ext 207
Zsofia Szendrei

Associate Professor
szendrei@msu.edu
517-974-8610
Zsofia Szendrei

Associate Professor
szendrei@msu.edu
517-974-8610
Bernard Zandstra

Professor emeritus
zandstra@msu.edu
(517) 353-6637
Daniel Brainard

Associate Professor
brainar9@msu.edu
517-353-0417
Benjamin Phillips

Vegetable Crop Expertise
phill406@msu.edu
Caterpillar Pests in Cole Crops (E3165)

Published on April 2, 2012
This publication lists the type of caterpillars that do damage to cole crops and how to prevent the caterpillars from coming to your crops.
Lime for Michigan Soils (E0471)

Published on November 10, 2015
This bulletin covers the nature of soil acidity, the need and importance of liming the soil to neutralize acidity, comparisons of various liming materials and their neutralizing values, and guidelines for liming soils for crops grown in Michigan.
Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Vegetable Crops (E3293)

Published on November 23, 2015
Scouting and monitoring for pests is a critical step in quantifying the potential damage that can be caused by a pest and implementing management strategies that are appropriately timed for maximum effect.
Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (E0312)

Published on November 11, 2015
This annual guide is a summary of currently suggested vegetable varieties, seeding rates, fertilizer rates, weed control, insect control and disease control measures for commercial growers. A version of this publication is available at http://mwveguide.org
Organic matter basics

Published on February 19, 2018
Getting started with organic matter basics.
Flint, Michigan, area urban agriculture update — May 18, 2018

Published on May 18, 2018
Growers in urban and semi-rural small scale diversified vegetable farm fields, hoophouses and market gardens have battled wind and rain to get their fields prepped and planted over the past two weeks.
Southeast Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 16 2017

Published on August 16, 2017
Much of our area received an inch of rain or less in the last month. The dry conditions have hindered disease development, but kept irrigation systems working overtime.
Flint, Michigan, area urban agriculture update – June 7, 2017

Published on June 7, 2017
Updates about urban and semi-rural small scale diversified vegetable farm fields, hoophouses and market gardens in the Flint area.
Southeast Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 23, 2017

Published on August 23, 2017
Recent storms have brought up this season’s first major influx of corn earworm.
New pest scouting bulletins available for free

Published on December 2, 2015
Free pest scouting bulletins are now available to field crop, greenhouse, vegetable and perennial crop producers.
Flint, Michigan, area urban agriculture update – May 24, 2017

Published on May 24, 2017
Updates about urban and semi-rural small scale diversified vegetable farm fields, hoophouses and market gardens in the Flint area. A new Flint Fresh Veggie Box program kicks off this week.
Michigan vegetable crop report – Aug. 11, 2021

Published on August 11, 2021
Heat and humidity characterized this last week, and late comers to preventive fungicide management are playing catch up. Insects featured this week include beetles and caterpillars.