Results

• 2020 Michiana Irrigated Corn and Soybean Workshop

  Date: Feb 24, 2020
  Participants will learn about the latest university recommendations for managing irrigated corn and soybeans.

• 2020 Winter Nursery Meeting

  Date: Mar 12, 2020
  This winter nursery meeting will cover the latest research-based information on irrigation management and emerging challenges for Michigan nursery growers.

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  Lyndon Kelley

  269-467-5511
  kelleyl@msu.edu
  Water Management and Irrigation Educator
  

• Irrigation Management

  Published on July 26, 2018
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for July 26, 2018, focused irrigation management, presented by Lyndon Kelley, MSU Extension Irrigation Educator.

• Irrigation Scheduling After a Wet Spring

  Published on June 27, 2019
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for June 27, 2019, focused on irrigation scheduling after a wet spring presented by Steve Miller, MSU Irrigation Specialist.

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  Irrigate cover crops for better emergence

  Published on September 4, 2018
  If you have irrigation, don't forget to water-up your cover crops if fall rains fall short.

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  Camera or drone video can help identify center pivot sprinkler repairs

  Published on September 13, 2019
  Before you put the pivot away for the season, use a camera or drone video of pivot water patterns and pipe leaks to greatly help winter irrigation repairs.

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  Late-planted crops may need irrigation into October

  Published on September 12, 2019
  Avoiding late-planted crop drought stress may mean irrigating until October of 2019.

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  Field Crops Virtual Breakfast sessions are back for the 2019 growing season

  Published on April 11, 2019
  The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast provides growers with on-time, on-task and on-target weather, crop and pest information.

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  Join the irrigated corn and soybean research field day in southwest Michigan

  Published on July 15, 2019
  Research efforts in irrigated corn and soybean production and pest management will be discussed at a field day in St. Joseph County on August 16, 2019.

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  Plan to attend the Michiana Irrigated Corn and Soybean Production Program

  Published on February 11, 2019
  Educational program to address issues related to irrigated corn and soybean production will be held March 5, 2019, in Shipshewana, Indiana.

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  Wet year irrigation decisions

  Published on July 2, 2019
  At some point, precipitation falls short of crop needs and the crop starts to deplete the soil moisture reserve, signaling the start of irrigation season.

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  Tar spot and irrigated corn: What we saw in 2018 and will it happen again?

  Published on May 10, 2019
  Based on the rapid spread last season, we anticipate there will be plenty of spores to go around in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana in 2019.

• Irrigation and drainage considerations in 2018

  Published on April 27, 2018
  A breakfast meeting on May 1 in St. Joseph County will focus on tile drainage and why, when and how irrigation may provide value in your operation. The meeting will also be available online.

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  Corn and soybeans will be competing for irrigation this year

  Published on August 8, 2019
  Late-planted corn will have maximum water needed well into August, matching the typical time for irrigating soybeans for many irrigators.

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  Irrigation provides option for nitrogen application following late wet spring

  Published on July 2, 2019
  Irrigators have options for managing nitrogen application in wet conditions and late-planted crops.

• Planting and irrigation in the same week?

  Published on May 4, 2017
  Most irrigated producers will gain from an early-season irrigation application somewhere in the operation most years. The limiting factor is often whether the irrigation system is ready to go.

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  Top production tips for irrigated corn production

  Published on May 13, 2019
  Follow these tips for trimming corn production costs while keeping yield potential high.

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  Reducing irrigation costs

  Published on May 13, 2019
  Tips for reducing irrigation costs while keeping yields and returns up.

• Strategic Planning for Irrigation Development in Myanmar

  Published on March 20, 2018
  Mark W. Rosegrant, NayPyiTaw, Myanmar, March 20, 2018