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Pesticide use and seed selection highlighted in newest MSU Extension bulletins

Published on August 12, 2024
New resources available from MSU Extension’s DEMaND Series.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – August 8, 2024

Published on August 8, 2024
Potato late blight confirmed in another commercial field in St. Joseph County. White mold visibly present in some fields. Tar spot continued to develop.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – August 1, 2024

Published on August 1, 2024
Corn leaf aphids continued to settle into corn fields this week. Tar spot is in several counties but at low pressure. Soybean pods progressed toward full seed.
Irrigation scheduling tools available through MSU Extension

Published on August 1, 2024
Irrigation scheduling tools not only help in deciding irrigation timing and amount but also facilitate water use reporting.
Irrigation during peak crop water use

Published on August 1, 2024
Strategic irrigation during critical reproductive stages of corn and soybeans is essential to meet increasing water needs and optimize yield potential.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 25, 2024

Published on July 25, 2024
A week of dry weather led to wheat harvest, straw and hay baling and movement by gravity and evaporation of standing water pooled in fields. Late blight was found in potatoes in southeastern St. Joseph County.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 18, 2024

Published on July 25, 2024
More rainfall this week left fields and crops saturated, which affected field work. Most soybeans and corn throughout the region are in or entering reproductive stages.
Michigan State University researchers seek farmer innovations on soil nutrient management practices

Published on July 22, 2024
The information you share in this survey will help MSU researchers identify best management practices to balance nutrients in the soil.
Scheduling tools help irrigators get the most out of rainfall

Published on July 22, 2024
Michigan and Indiana will often get rainfall in late June and early July to the extent it will refill the root zone for corn and soybeans.
Southwest Michigan field crops update – July 11, 2024

Published on July 11, 2024
Large rainfall accumulations halted fieldwork and resulted in standing water in many fields. Most soybeans reached reproductive stages, and low levels of tar spot were confirmed in Branch County.