Resources
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Farm Records Book for Management
Published on October 26, 2015
This farm account book has been prepared to help you do a better job of managing your farm. Knowing your farm’s financial performance is a necessity in the highly competitive, commercialized business of farming today. -
Canola Production in Michigan
Published on October 26, 2015
Canola is the major oilseed crop in Canada and Western Europe. It is a type of rapeseed that has become an important crop in parts of the United States. -
Ecology and Management of Weed Seed Predators in Michigan Agroecosystems
Published on October 26, 2015
Michigan farmers who typically use herbicides in combination with tillage, cultivation and crop rotation may also want to consider using weed seed predators to help manage weeds. -
Crossbreeding Systems for Beef Cattle
Published on October 26, 2015
Crossbreeding can increase levels of production in livestock in two ways: 1. Complementarity and 2. Heterosis -
Potato Diseases: White Mold
Published on October 23, 2015
White Mold: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary (Discomycetes, Helotiales) -
Fence-line Weaning-A Marketing Tool for Your Calves
Published on October 23, 2015
Is weaning something you dread so much that you just want to put the calves on a truck and let the buyer worry about it? Do you avoid weaning your calves because you think you don't have adequate facilities? -
Using Pesticides Safely-A Guide for the Applicator
Published on October 23, 2015
A guide to using pesticides safely for the pesticide applicator. -
Biodiversity Services and Bioenergy Landscapes
Published on October 21, 2015
Growing bioenergy crops will transform agricultural landscapes and affect the services they deliver. -
Utilizing Biosolids on Agricultural Land
Published on October 20, 2015
Biosolids are solid, semisolid and liquid residues generated during the treatment of sanitary sewage, or domestic sewage, in treatment works treating domestic sewage (TWTDS). -
Keeping Land-applied Manure in the Root Zone Part 3 Spreading on Frozen & Snow-covered Ground WO1038
Published on October 20, 2015
Land application of manure to frozen and snow-covered ground is a common practice in Michigan. The challenge for a livestock producer is to apply manure in a way that is labor-efficient, cost-effective and environmentally responsible.