Agriculture
Irrigation Website & Information
- http://www.canr.msu.edu/irrigation/index
- Value of Irrigation to the Southwest Michigan Economy - August 2014
Southwest Michigan Field Crop Updates:
- August 15, 2024 Newsletter
- August 1, 2024 Newsletter
- July 18, 2024 Newsletter
- July 3, 2024 Newsletter
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- June 1, 2024 Newsletter
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- October 20, 2023 Newsletter
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- May 18, 2023 Newsletter
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- November 2022 Newsletter
- October 2022 Newsletter
- September 15, 2022 Newsletter
- September 1, 2022 Newsletter
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- August 1, 2022 Newsletter
- July 15, 2022 Newsletter
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- June 15, 2022 Newsletter
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- May 15, 2022 Newsletter
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- April 15, 2022 Newsletter
- April 1, 2022 Newsletter
- March 2022 Newsletter
- February 2022 Newsletter
- December 2021 Newsletter
- November 2021 Newsletter
- October 2021 Newsletter
- August 15, 2021 Newsletter
- August 1, 2021 Newsletter
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- July 1, 2021 Newsletter
- June 15, 2021 Newsletter
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- January 2021 Newsletter
- December 2020 Newsletter
- November 2020 Newsletter
- October 2020 Update
- September 15, 2020 Newsletter
- September 1, 2020 Newsletter
- August 14, 2020 Newsletter
- August 1, 2020 Newsletter
- July 17, 2020 Newsletter
- July 6, 2020 Newsletter
- June 12, 2020 Newsletter
- May 29, 2020 Newsletter
- May 15, 2020 Newsletter
- May 1, 2020 Newsletter
- April 24, 2020 Newsletter
- April 2020 Newsletter
- Mid-March 2020 Newsletter Update
- March 2020 Newsletter
- February 2020 Newsletter
- January 2020 Newsletter
- December 2019 Newsletter
- November 2019 Newsletter
- October 2019 Newsletter
- September 2019 Newsletter
- September 5, 2019 Radio Clips
- August 30, 2019 Newsletter
- August 29, 2019 Radio Clip
- August 23, 2019 Newsletter
- August 22, 2019 Radio Clip
- August 17, 2019 Newsletter
- August 15, 2019 Radio Clip
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- August 8, 2019 Radio Clip
- August 2, 2019 Newsletter
- August 1, 2019 Radio Clip
- July 25, 2019 Newsletter
- July 25, 2019 Radio Clip
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- July 18, 2019 Radio Clip
- July 12, 2019 Newsletter
- July 11, 2019 Radio Clip
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- June 27, 2019 Radio Clip
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- June 20, 2019 Radio Clip
- June 14, 2019 Newsletter
- June 13, 2019 Radio Clip
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- June 6, 2019 Radio Clip
- May 31, 2019 Newsletter
- May 24, 2019 Newsletter
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- May 10, 2019 Newsletter
- May 3, 2019 Newsletter
- April 2019 Newsletter
- March 2019 Newsletter
GAAMPS and the Right to Farm Act
- Agriculturally speaking… Fact v. Fiction and what really changed with the GAAMPs?
- Michigan Right to Farm Act Frequently Asked Questions
2018 Field Crops Breakfast Meeting Series
- Tuesday, March 27 - How to Keep Your Crop Field From Becoming a Wildlife Food Plot - Tim Wilson, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ken Kesson, MI Department of Natural Resources and James DeDecker, MSU Extension Educator
- Tuesday, April 3 - NO MEETING
- Tuesday, April 10 - Early Season Crop Pests - Bruce MacKellar, MSU Extension educator
- Tuesday, April 17 - Tax Laws and Their Impacts on Farms - Kristiana Coutu, Attorney, Varnum Attorneys at Law
- Tuesday, April 24 - Managing White Mold in Soybeans - Dr. Martin Chilvers, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, MSU
- Tuesday, May 1 - Irrigation and Drainage - Dr. Ehsan Ghane, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, MSU and Lyndon Kelley, Irrigation Educator for Purdue and MSU Extension
- Tuesday, May 8 - Doubling Up: Forages as Cover Crops - Dr. Kim Cassida, Forage & Cover Crop Specialist, MSU
- Tuesday, May 15 - Reintroduction of Industrial Hemp into U.S. Agriculture - Marguerite Bolt, Master's student in the Department of Entomology, Purdue
St. Joseph County Agriculture: Past, Present and Future
Michigan’s agricultural economy is extremely diverse, ranking second in the nation in terms of agricultural product diversity and proving Michigan’s capacity for agricultural production. So too is the variety of agricultural products raised and produced in St. Joseph County. The uniqueness of our location along with our very important access to abundant ground and surface water, unique soil types and moderate summer temperatures, makes agricultural production especially important in this region. Nearly 70 percent of the county's land area is dedicated to agricultural use with 907 farms producing over $94 million worth of agricultural products yearly. Part of the strength of the agricultural economy in St. Joseph County is due to our capacity for irrigation. In fact, St. Joseph County has more irrigated land than any other county east of the Mississippi River. Specialty crops such as seed corn, snap beans, potatoes and pickles would not be part of this agricultural community if not for our location and access to abundant groundwater. For instance, the seed corn industry, one of St. Joseph County’s strongest, produces two million bags of seed corn a year, valued at more than $192 million and used to plant more than six million acres of commercial corn. These are interesting and impressive figures about the agricultural community in your very own St. Joseph County. You can learn more about St. Joseph County agriculture by reading the entire document:
St. Joseph County Agriculture: Past, Present and Future
Agriculture Programs and Information
- Planting Dates for Crop Insurance
- WPS (Worker Protection Standard) DVD and VHS Information
Online MSU Extension and Agriculture Resources
- MSU Extension Field Crops Page
- MSU Farm Information Resource Management (FIRM)
- MSU Weeds and Herbicide Resources
- MSU Soil and Plant Nutrient Lab services
- MSU Diagnostic Services
- MSU Institute of Agriculture Technology (2-Year Degree Programs at MSU)
- MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
- Midwest Cover Crop Council
- Forage Information through MSU Extension
- Web Soil Survey (online soil mapping tool)
- Restricted Use Pesticide Trainings and Exams: Visit www.michigan.gov/pestexam or call 800-292-3939 to sign up.