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Mole drains field day for improving soil drainage scheduled in St. Clair County on Sept. 9

Published on August 26, 2024
Mole drains can be a budget-friendly drainage system for clay soil.
What is the health of my soil? Free soil health testing offered fall 2024

Published on August 22, 2024
Field crop farmers can get two fields tested for soil health with a Michigan State University grant.
MSU researchers develop low-cost sensors to help farmers irrigate more efficiently, manage diseases

Published on August 14, 2024
Scientists have developed a system called LOCOMOS to monitor irrigation efficiency.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.