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Soybean planting depth considerations when planting into dry soil conditions
Published on May 18, 2023
How to identify and achieve the optimum planting depth if you are faced with dry soil conditions. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – May 18, 2023
Published on May 18, 2023
Near-perfect spring weather has allowed for a continued surge in planting progress…now we just need enough soil moisture to get the crops up and established. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – May 11, 2023
Published on May 11, 2023
Ideal weather conditions helped soils dry out and allowed for a flush of planting and other field operations this past week. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – April 20, 2023
Published on April 20, 2023
Continued warm and dry conditions this past week allowed for a high level of productivity, but colder weather for the remainder of April may cause some farmers to rethink plans for early planting this year. -
Southwest Michigan field crops update – April 13, 2023
Published on April 13, 2023
Warm and dry conditions this past week have opened up an extended window for making burndown applications, manure applications, and tillage operations as soils have dried out. -
Recommendations for planting large soybean seed
Published on April 13, 2023
Large soybean seed may create some challenges. Understanding the challenges and the strategies for overcoming them will improve seed performance. -
Which Michigan pesticide applicator certification do I need?
Published on April 13, 2023
Michigan pesticide applicator license requirements are typically straightforward in most agricultural settings, but it can be confusing to know which license is required under certain unique scenarios. -
Mild winter: A summary analysis of the winter of 2023
Published on March 30, 2023
An in-depth look at temperatures this winter and what it could mean for field crop production in 2023. -
Label mandated training in pesticides: Paraquat and dicamba
Published on March 29, 2023
Label mandated trainings are for specific active ingredients that are required by the EPA in addition to the restricted use pesticide certification. This information can be found on the label. -
Are 2x2 starter fertilizer programs profitable in soybeans?
Published on March 16, 2023
On-farm research results from 2021 and 2022 show that 2x2 starter fertilizers decreased net income more often than they increased it.