College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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.

U2U Corn Maturity Estimator Tool

Jeff Andresen, Professor and State Climatologist for Michigan Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences

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.

Corn Maturity and Immature Silage

Published on August 19, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Corn Reproductive Stages

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

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.

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.