Resources
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Providing Timely & Relevant Information to Field Crop Producers & Agronomists
Published on June 24, 2025
This report highlights key educational programs conducted by the MSU Extension field crops educators in 2024. -
Irrigation Scheduling Tools
Published on June 2, 2025
Irrigation scheduling provides information on the timing and amount of water to apply to meet crop needs. -
Winter Bale Grazing in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region
Published on May 13, 2025
This bulletin provides practical guidance for implementing bale grazing as a winter-feeding strategy for beef cattle in Michigan, including equipment needs, layout tips, animal health considerations and soil fertility benefits. -
Cover Crops for Michigan: Cereal Rye
Published on May 12, 2025
Cereal rye dependably overwinters, even when seeded late into the fall and can offer erosion protection and weed suppression. -
Cover Crops for Michigan: Sunflower
Published on May 12, 2025
Sunflower is a quick-growing warm season annual broadleaf cover crop with deep roots that improve soil compaction and scavenge soi nutrients. Sunflowers are great additions to multi-species cover crop mixes. -
Cover Crops for Michigan: Oilseed Radish
Published on May 12, 2025
Oilseed radish is a quick-growing cool-season annual brassica cover crop. The long taproot helps improve soil compaction and scavenges nitrogen from the soil. -
Cover Crops for Michigan: Red Clover
Published on May 12, 2025
Red clover is a vigorous cool-season legume cover crop. When planted early enough in the season, red clover overwinters well and can produce nitrogen. -
Rolling Kneeler Cart Design Plans
Published on January 21, 2025
Michigan AgrAbility sponsored a 2024 Mechanical Engineering capstone project for a client in need of a rolling kneeler cart, leading to the development and prototyping of a motorized cart that can move up to 0.34 feet per second. -
Lessons From Long Term Research: Comparing No-Till to Conventional Tillage Over 30 years
Published on January 9, 2025
A summary of over 30 years of research by KBS LTER that measured yield, profitability, soil aggregation, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and soil moisture in tilled and no-tilled fields. -
Herramientas de programación de riego
Published on July 31, 2024
La programación de riego proporciona información acerca del momento y la cantidad de agua necesaria para satisfacer las necesidades del cultivo.