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Industrial Hemp
Published on September 10, 2020
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for September 10, 2020, focuses on industrial hemp, presented by Kurt Thelen, MSU cropping systems agronomist.
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Field Crops Virtual Breakfast: Managing Corn Silage for Quality
Published on September 3, 2020
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for September 3, 2020, focuses on managing corn silage for quality, presented by Manni Singh, MSU cropping systems agronomist. Following Singh’s presentation, Claire White at Michigan Corn gives an update on corn yield.
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Managing Corn Silage for Quality
Published on September 3, 2020
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for September 3, 2020, focuses on managing corn silage for quality, presented by Manni Singh, MSU cropping systems agronomist. Following Singh’s presentation, Claire White at Michigan Corn gives an update on corn yield.
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Field Crops Virtual Breakfast: Planting Wheat, Building High Yield Potential
Published on August 27, 2020
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for August 27, 2020, focuses on planting wheat and building high yield potential, presented by Dennis Pennington, MSU wheat specialist. Following Pennington’s presentation, MSU specialists give updates and answer questions on insect pests and diseases and current conditions.
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Soybean Virtual Field Day - Kurt Steinke
Published on August 26, 2020
Kurt Steinke, an associate professor in PSM and MSU Extension soil fertility and nutrient management specialist, and Christian Terwillegar, a master’s student: Soybean producers continue to show interest in modifying nutrient applications to better capture and utilize nutrients for a potential yield response. However, questions continue to include what to do when soil test phosphorous and potassium are above critical levels and whether to utilize a starter fertilizer.
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Soybean Virtual Field Day - Chris DiFonzo
Published on August 26, 2020
Chris DiFonzo, a professor in the MSU Department of Entomology and MSU Extension field crops entomologist: Growers often see insects feeding at the field edge in August. This presentation showed how insect defoliation should be measured in soybeans and discusses the rarity of levels high enough to spray in Michigan.
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Soybean Virtual Field Day - Marty Chilvers
Published on August 26, 2020
Martin Chilvers, an associate professor in the MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences (PSM) and MSU Extension field crops pathologist, and graduate students Austin McCoy and Viviana Ortiz: The Chilvers lab conducts research to understand and improve management of diseases. This presentation provided an update on soybean disease management and current disease management trials.
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Soybean Virtual Field Day - Manni Singh
Published on August 26, 2020
Maninder Singh, an assistant professor in PSM, and Tom Siler, a graduate research assistant: This session showed how various agronomic management decisions can be adjusted based on planting time in order to optimize soybean canopy development and maximize yield and profit.
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Soybean Virtual Field Day - Marisol Quintanilla
Published on August 26, 2020
Marisol Quintanilla, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Entomology, and Brian Levene, a research associate: This presentation covered various methods for managing soybean cyst nematodes such as testing, resistant varieties, cover crops, manure applications, trap crops and nematicides.
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Soybean Virtual Field Day - Christy Sprague
Published on August 26, 2020
Christy Sprague, a professor in PSM and MSU Extension weed specialist, and Justine Fisher, a graduate student: Herbicide-resistant horseweed (marestail) continues to be a major issue for Michigan soybean farmers. Learn about the latest research on integrated strategies to manage horseweed with cover crops, soybean row widths and herbicides.
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Soybean Virtual Field Day - Full Show
Published on August 26, 2020
Full recording of the 2020 Soybean Virtual Field Day.
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Grain Marketing
Published on August 20, 2020
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for August 20, 2020, focuses on grain marketing, presented by Dr. Aleks Schaefer, MSU Agricultural and Food Policy. Following Dr. Schaefers’ presentation, MSU specialists give updates and answer questions on insect pests and diseases and current conditions.
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Dry Bean & Sugar Beet Virtual Field Day - Karen Cichy
Published on August 19, 2020
Karen Cichy talks about improving the consumer quality of dry beans in Michigan.
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Dry Bean & Sugar Beet Virtual Field Day - Scott Bales
Published on August 19, 2020
Scott Bales discusses dry bean profitability and sustainability in Michigan in 2020.
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Dry Bean Sugar Beet Virtual Field Day full show
Published on August 19, 2020
MSU researchers and extension personnel discuss the latest trends and findings in dry beans and sugar beets for the summer of 2020.
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Dry Bean & Sugar Beet Virtual Field Day - Linda Hanson
Published on August 19, 2020
Linda Hanson shows what to look out for in your sugar beet plot, describing the signs of rhizoctonia, fusarium, and aphanomyces.
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Dry Bean & Sugar Beet Virtual Field Day - Francisco Gomez
Published on August 19, 2020
Francisco Gomez talks about the dry bean variety trials at the Saginaw Valley Research & Extension Center.
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Dry Bean & Sugar Beet Virtual Field Day - Jaime Willbur
Published on August 19, 2020
Jaime Willbur and her graduate students provide an update on two ongoing research projects, inoculum reduction in sugar beets and early season detection of cercospora.
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Dry Bean & Sugar Beet Field Day - Christy Sprague
Published on August 19, 2020
Weed expert Christy Sprague discusses techniques to reduce pressure from mare's tail and water hemp weeds in sugar beet plots.
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Dry Bean & Sugar Beet Virtual Field Day - Kurt Steinke on Sugar Beets
Published on August 19, 2020
Kurt Steinke talks about optimal rates of N in sugar beets for 2020.
