Weeds

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  Register now for the 2023 Crop and Pest Management meeting in Bad Axe

  Published on November 28, 2022
  Join MSU Extension field crops educators for this in-person meeting on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.

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  Suspect herbicide resistance? Submit weed seeds for screening

  Published on October 19, 2022
  Collect weed seeds September-October to submit for herbicide resistance screening.

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  Reducing spread of herbicide-resistant weed seed during harvest and tillage operations

  Published on September 22, 2022
  Recommendations for reducing the spread of herbicide-resistant weed seed this fall in Michigan soybeans.

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  2022 status of herbicide-resistant weeds in Michigan

  Published on September 10, 2022
  Each year new herbicide resistance cases are identified by MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics

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  Herbicide-resistant weed management featured on September 15 Field Crops Virtual Breakfast

  Published on September 9, 2022
  The Field Crops Virtual Breakfast on Sept. 15, 2022, will feature Erin Hill discussing herbicide-resistant weed management.

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  Mechanical weed control field day coming to southwest Michigan

  Published on August 9, 2022
  Join us Sept. 14, 2022, for a full day of weeding tool demonstrations and exhibits for both vegetables and row crops.

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  Warning: Herbicide applications under cold conditions increase injury to winter wheat

  Published on April 28, 2022
  Cold temperatures and crop growth stage could alter weed control strategies in winter wheat.

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  Evaluating wheat stands and spring management

  Published on April 7, 2022
  Scout wheat fields now to make proper management decisions.

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  Plant identification? There’s an app for that—actually several!

  Published on April 1, 2022
  2022 update! Plant identification apps for smart phones have seen significant improvements over the past several years, offering the opportunity to take a photo and get an instant identification in many cases.

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  Early-season weed control and options with product shortages

  Published on March 31, 2022
  Herbicide shortages will influence early-season weed control decisions.

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  Reprints of the 2022 MSU Weed Control Guide for Field Crops are available

  Published on March 3, 2022
  Resources on alternative herbicide options this year will be important with impending herbicide shortages.

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  Noelle is learning more about sustainable farming in her M.S. degree

  Published on February 7, 2022
  The best part of her Horticulture master's program is conducting applied field research on campus and on vegetable growers' farms.

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  Weed Genomes Cropping up at PSM

  Published on January 17, 2022
  PSM's Dr. Eric Patterson along with colleagues at MSU, Colorado State University, and industry partners have launched the International Weed Genomics Consortium, a program to sequence, annotate and publish genomes for up to 30 common weed species.

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  Branch County Farmers Day 2022 alternative field crops educational session

  Published on January 13, 2022
  MSU Extension will be hosting an alternative educational session on Feb. 21, 2022, in light of the recent cancellation of Branch County Farmers Day.

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  Southeast Michigan Crop and Pest Management Update meeting on Feb. 8

  Published on January 13, 2022
  The Crop and Pest Management Update in southeast Michigan will help growers and agribusiness professionals prepare for the 2022 growing season.

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  Setting the stage for successful weed control in 2022: What can we do this fall?

  Published on December 20, 2021
  Screen your weeds for herbicide-resistance to maximize herbicide application success.

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  Protecting crop yields starts with early season weed control

  Published on December 20, 2021
  MSU Extension Weed Control Guide for Field Crops offers specific guidance for several crops.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update – Sept. 16, 2021

  Published on September 16, 2021
  Warm and dry conditions continue to aid in grain dry-down and push later planted fields toward maturity. Corn and soybean harvest has begun in early planted and early maturity fields.

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  Southwest Michigan field crops update – Sept. 9, 2021

  Published on September 9, 2021
  Corn and soybean in many fields are approaching physiological maturity. Upcoming warm weather will accelerate crop progress, resulting in an early harvest season this year.

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  Dry conditions will impact early season weed control

  Published on May 26, 2021
  What do dry conditions mean for weed management?