Sample News

How is your team doing

Published on August 3, 2015
Teamwork plays a big part in your farms success.
How to get a clean bill of “health” for your food business

Published on August 3, 2015
Carefully following the guidelines for food safety and sanitation are well worth a new business owners time and attention.
Impaction colic in horses

Published on August 3, 2015
Good management can help prevent impaction colic.
Twospotted spider mite numbers up in hopyards

Published on July 31, 2015
Hot and dry weather has led to high twospotted spider mite populations in some Michigan hopyards.
Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – July 30, 2015

Published on July 30, 2015
Dry weather is setting up a timely wheat harvest, but other crops face moisture stress.
Why should greenhouse growers pay attention to vapor-pressure deficit and not relative humidity?

Published on July 30, 2015
Vapor-pressure deficit is independent of temperature and is a more accurate measure to predict plant transpiration and water loss than relative humidity.
East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 29, 2015

Published on July 29, 2015
Drying trend and warm temperatures have allowed vegetable growers to breathe easier and get back on a regular schedule of fertigation.
Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 28, 2015

Published on July 28, 2015
Lodi apple harvest is underway, with early peach and blueberry harvest continuing and summer red raspberry harvest wrapping up.
West central Michigan small fruit regional report – July 28, 2015

Published on July 28, 2015
Spotted wing Drosophila populations and fruit infestations are on the rise. Keeping a strict surveillance of berry fields at this time is critical to successfully manage this pest.
Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 28, 2015

Published on July 28, 2015
Tart cherry harvest is in full swing and quality remains quite high despite high winds and the recent heat.