News
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Adjusting marketing strategies with old crop grain still on-farm
Published on July 8, 2024
Strategies to help you proactively market grain from two growing seasons. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 3, 2024
Published on July 3, 2024
Winter wheat harvest continued. More soybeans entered reproductive stages, and some commercial corn has begun to tassel. Second generation Colorado potato beetles were confirmed in potatoes. -
Early summer crop water needs
Published on July 3, 2024
Effective early water management involves applying irrigation only when necessary to give the crop a strong start, while considering that over-irrigation can lead to losses of crop inputs. -
Introducing weekly crop water use reports for irrigation scheduling
Published on July 2, 2024
Weekly crop water use recommendations offer irrigators scientifically based guidance on how much irrigation water to apply when rainfall is insufficient. -
Considering double-crop soybeans after a winter cereal this year?
Published on June 20, 2024
The unusually rapid winter wheat crop development this spring may result in increased interest in planting double-crop soybeans after wheat harvest this summer. Producers need to understand and manage the risks of this practice. -
Identifying soybean reproductive growth stages
Published on June 20, 2024
Key management decisions are made during the reproductive growth stages in soybean, so being able to identify each stage is critical. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – June 20, 2024
Published on June 20, 2024
Soybeans began flowering, side dressed nitrogen applications continued in corn, and wheat kernels began to dry down. -
The comeback of the European corn borer?
Published on June 19, 2024
Join MSU Extension to hear Jocelyn Smith discussing European corn borer during the June 27 Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series. -
Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series continues with Cercospora leaf spot management in sugarbeets
Published on June 18, 2024
Jaime Willbur, MSU plant pathologist, will provide strategies for controlling Cercospora leaf spot in sugarbeets during the June 20 Virtual Breakfast Series. -
Fertigation and sidedress nitrogen applications can protect farm profits and the environment
Published on June 17, 2024
Split nitrogen applications, such as fertigation and sidedress nitrogen, on sandy soils are an essential component to increasing nitrogen use efficiency and mitigating environmental risks.