Results

• Partial Budgeting Worksheet

  Published on March 14, 2019
  Partial budgeting PDF worksheet

• Weed Control Considerations for a Late Wet Spring

  Published on June 6, 2019
  The June 6, 2019 MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast featured a discussion on weed control for a late wet spring, presented by Erin Burns, MSU Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences.

• Corn Maturity and Immature Silage

  Published on August 22, 2019
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for August 22, 2019, focused on corn maturity and immature silage, presented by Manni Singh, MSU cropping system agronomist.

• Cover Crops for Preventative Planting, Forage and Following Wheat

  Published on July 18, 2019
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for July 18, 2019, focused on cover crops for preventative planting, forage and following wheat, presented by Dean Baas, MSU Extension Sustainable Agriculture Educator.

• Recommendations for Late-Planted Soybeans

  Published on June 13, 2019
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for June 13, 2019, focused on recommendations for late-planted soybeans, presented by Mike Staton, MSU Extension field crop educator.

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  Delayed Planting Resources

  Published on June 24, 2019
  Wet weather and flooding resulted in severely delayed planting and a need to adjust farm management practices. MSU Extension's statewide network of agricultural educators work with farmers and provide informative articles to assist in decision making.

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  Farmers Want to Know: When will the rain let up?

  Published on June 21, 2019
  Agricultural meteorologist sat down in late June 2019 to provide a projection of where things were headed for the weeks and months ahead. He reports it will get warmer and dryer eventually, but it might take a while.

• Corn Reproductive Stages

  Published on October 11, 2019
  Corn growth stage descriptions silking (R1) through physiological maturity (R6).

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  Video explaining the U2U Corn Maturity Estimator Tool

  Published on October 11, 2019
  This video explains how to use the U2U tool for corn maturity.

• FINPACK Balance Sheet

  Published on August 23, 2019
  List current-, intermediate- and long-term farm assets as well as liabilities.

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  Marketing and Pricing Standing Corn Silage

  Published on August 5, 2019
  MSU Extension offers an educational opportunity to learn how to process and understand pricing and risks that may come with the marketing strategy you choose.

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  Marketing and Pricing Standing Hay

  Published on August 5, 2019
  MSU Extension offers an education opportunity to learn about the pricing and marketing process of standing hay.

• Balance Sheet Prep Template with Supporting Schedules

  Published on August 22, 2019
  Balance Sheet Preparation Template with Supporting Schedules (Cash Based Tax Payer).

• Considerations for Taking Prevented Planting Option vs Delayed Planting

  Published on May 30, 2019
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for May 30, 2019, focused on taking prevented planting option vs delayed planting, presented by Roger Betz, MSU Extension farm business management educator.

• Income Statement Worksheet

  Published on August 23, 2019
  Use this worksheet to convert Schedule F tax information to an accrual adjusted income statement.

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  Guidelines for pricing silage, earlage or snaplage from immature corn

  Published on September 27, 2019
  This fact sheet summarizes typical corn nutrient values with varying harvest, storage, or processing methods.

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  Tool for pricing silage, earlage or snaplage from immature corn

  Published on September 27, 2019
  Spreadsheet to calculate whether harvesting corn as silage, earlage, or snaplage may result in greater crop revenue than harvesting as high-moisture or dry-shelled corn.

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  Emergency Hay and Silage Forage Crops

  Published on July 12, 2019
  Forage shortages can be good news for growers who are able to harvest because prices may be strong, but are bad news for those unable to harvest.

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  Understanding the Farm's Financial Health: Basic Components to a Successful Business

  Published on November 28, 2018
  Understanding your farm’s financial health is the key to successfully meeting your farm goals. Michigan State University (MSU) Extension farm management educators want to help you understand this key concept.

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  Options for immature corn

  Published on September 4, 2019
  One challenge this year is wondering whether the corn crop will mature before frost and what to do with it if it does not. This is an opportune year for cash crop producers and livestock producers to be talking with one another about feed options.