News
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Field Crop Virtual Breakfast on May 30 will discuss prevented planting crop insurance considerations
Published on May 23, 2019
MSU Extension’s Field Crop Virtual Breakfast continues May 30 with a discussion on factors to consider if wet conditions continue and fields remain too wet to plant by the crop insurance coverage deadlines.
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Central Michigan field crop update – May 23, 2019
Published on May 23, 2019
Farmers took advantage of the small planting window.
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Southwest Michigan field crop update – May 23, 2019
Published on May 23, 2019
Southwest Michigan planting progress continues to crawl.
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Late-planted soybean recommendations
Published on May 23, 2019
Soybean producers can use this information to help adjust their management practices and make informed decisions for late-planted soybeans.
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Economic considerations of replacing existing wheat with corn or soybeans
Published on May 21, 2019
Understanding the potential of harvesting the year's harvest of wheat, and how to make sure the harvest is successful.
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Black cutworms are here
Published on May 20, 2019
However, do not spray fields for cutworm unless you find them in your fields! Trap numbers in Indiana indicate we won’t have a lot of colonization.
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Organic grain crop enterprise budgets are available
Published on May 17, 2019
Tools for growers looking to establish or expand an organic grain farm.
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MSU Cover Crop Team Webinar Series: Cover Crops in Michigan - Interseeding Cover Crops
Published on May 16, 2019
The first webinar in this series highlights research at MSU on interseeding cover crops into standing corn.
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The art and science of variable rate seeding
Published on May 16, 2019
Variable rate seeding could reduce input costs in low productivity areas and increase your yields in high productivity areas.
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Preventing sidewall compaction in field crops
Published on May 9, 2019
The potential for sidewall compaction occurring during planting operations is high this spring and the following information will help you reduce this yield-limiting phenomenon.
