Michigan | Morning Ag Clips

June 19, 2019

The Asiatic garden beetle grub infestation in this field was wiped out in 2018 after several days of flooding. (Photo by Chris DiFonzo, MSU Entomology)

PESTS ...

How will wet spring impact field crop insects?

An update on field crop insects and wet weather during the 2019 growing season

June 19, 2019

According to Dr. Wayne Coblentz, from the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center in Marshfield, Wisconsin, making baleage is different in some significant ways than other forage harvesting practices and farmers need to understand those differences if they are to make better quality forage from baleage. (Photo by MSU Extension)

BALEAGE ...

Baleage is different than other forage practices

Know how baleage is different to make better quality baleage

June 19, 2019

Winterkilled alfalfa due to a difficult winter on an older alfalfa stand. (Photo by Phil Kaatz, MSU Extension)

SUMMER ANNUALS ...

Order summer annual forage seeds ASAP

Producers are urged to contact their seed suppliers as soon as possible

June 18, 2019

Lambsquarter weed in soybeans. (Photo by Bruce MacKellar, MSU Extension)

WEED TOUR RESCHEDULED ...

2019 MSU Weed Tour rescheduled for July 10

Participants can compare herbicide programs, evaluate weed management strategies

June 18, 2019

Using a converted sprayer to broadcast seed cover crops between corn. (Photo by Marc Hasenick)

WEBINAR ...

Managing weeds when seeding cover crops

Look at compatibility of different cover crop species with herbicides used in corn, soy, wheat

June 18, 2019

blueberry

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ...

Fighting blueberry stem gall wasp

The Tree Assistance Program has been approved to support field transitions

June 17, 2019

The free Industrial Hemp Production and Irrigation Webinar will take place June 24, 2019, from 1–3 p.m. and can be viewed via computer or mobile device. (Photo by Lesley L. CC BY-SA 2.0)

HEMP WEBINAR ...

Industrial hemp webinar June 24

Webinar focusing on a broad overview of industrial hemp and irrigation issues

June 17, 2019

WHAT'S GROWING ...

Challenges of North American specialty cut flowers

Industry needs studied as demand and production increases

June 17, 2019

SIGN UP TODAY! ...

DCRC webinar covers training dairy herd managers

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council hosts webinar August 12th, with Gustavo Schuenemann

June 16, 2019

maple syrup (Alexis Lamster, Flickr/Creative Commons)

MAPLE PRODUCTION ...

Maple syrup production up despite short season

The U.S. produced 4.2 million gallons of the pancake topper, up 1% from 2018