MSU Extension Sugarbeets

News

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  Focus on Precision Technology That Pays at 2019 MSU Agriculture Innovation Day on July 26

  Published on January 22, 2019
  Producers can learn to use technology that increases their farm’s bottom line through data-based decisions and planning.

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  Pesticide applicator recertification credits available before the end of the year

  Published on October 4, 2018
  Growers needing a few more credits in 2018 have until Dec. 31 to complete the online Desire to Learn IPM course.

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  Early Cercospora infection detected in overwintered sugarbeet fields in East Lansing

  Published on June 4, 2018
  Scout for overwintered sugarbeets, which may serve as sources of early Cercospora inoculum for this year’s crop.

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  Educational program offered to help manage challenges where forests and farms co-exist

  Published on June 4, 2018
  Forests and Farms event will help producers utilize their natural resources to maximize on-farm profitability.

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  Don’t become another deadly statistic

  Published on May 23, 2018
  Farm safety is even more critical when employee numbers are down and farmers are asking more of everyone, even their children.

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  Connect with MSU campus specialists each week via the MSUE Field Crops Virtual Breakfast

  Published on May 4, 2018
  The May 3, 2018, virtual breakfast is now online. Listen to an online recording or call in live, early on Thursday mornings.

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  2018 Status of herbicide-resistant weeds in Michigan

  Published on April 24, 2018
  One new case of herbicide resistance was identified in Michigan from the 2017 growing season.

• Tax laws and their impacts on farms in 2018

  Published on April 12, 2018
  A breakfast meeting on April 17 in St. Joseph County will focus on various tax laws, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and how they will impact farmers in 2018. The meeting will also be available online.

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  The Soil Health Nexus is looking to better understand your soil health challenges

  Published on April 11, 2018
  Take this survey to help us develop soil health tools to educate farmers, farm consultants, educators, and agency personal.

• Prepare for the 2018 cropping season with breakfast meeting series in St. Joseph County

  Published on March 16, 2018
  A breakfast meeting series for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals in southwest Michigan will run March 27 – May 15, 2018, in Centreville.