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In agriculture, things change fast and growers need on time, on task, and on target weather, crop and pest information. To meet this need, the Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) Field Crops team will provide farmers and agribusiness with timely podcasts. "In the weeds" will be discussing critical issues facing our farming industry every other week.‘Virtual Breakfasts’ occurs each week during the growing season with in-the-season updates.You can participate by phone, mobile device or ...
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Virtual Breakfast 2025. Episode 7. Wheat Disease with Marty Chilvers
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Welcome to the 7th episode of the 2025 season! Madelyn Celovsky, MSU Extension Conservation Educator, will host Dr. Marty Chilvers, MSU Extension Field Crops Pathologist, to discuss wheat disease and treatment options. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast…
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Virtual Breakfast 2025. Episode 6. Optimizing Forage Quality in Hay and Haylage with Dr. Kim Cassida
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Welcome to the 6th episode of the 2025 season! Phil Kaatz, MSU Extension Field Crops Senior Educator, will host Dr. Kim Cassida, MSU Extension Forages & Cover Crops Specialist, to discuss how optimization of forage quality for hay and haylage can provide producers with improved animal performance. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To …
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Virtual Breakfast 2025. Episode 5. Waterhemp and Resistance with Erin Hill
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Welcome to the 5th episode of the 2025 season! Teresa Crook, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Erin Hill, MSU Weed Science Diagnostician, to discuss weed resistance issues in waterhemp and herbicide resistance management. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSU…
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Virtual Breakfast 2025. Episode 4. Nitrogen Stabilizers & Extenders with Dr. Kurt Steinke.
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Welcome to the 4th episode of the 2025 season! Jenna Falor, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management Specialist, to discuss primarily nitrification inhibitors and urease inhibitors. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live even…
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Virtual Breakfast 2025. Episode 2. Planting Considerations with Manni Singh
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Welcome to the 3rd episode of the 2025 season! Eric Anderson, MSU Extension Soybean Educator, will host Dr. Maninder Singh, MSU Cropping System Agronomy Specialist, to discuss corn and soybean planting considerations for the 2025 season. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSU…
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Virtual Breakfast 2025. Episode 2. Preventing Planter Pitfalls with Jason Koning
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Welcome to the 2nd episode of the 2025 season! Christine Charles, MSU Extension Educator, will host Jason Koning, Region Manager for Precision Planting. Jason will be discussing 3 major aspects of getting your planter set up right in the spring. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out…
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Virtual Breakfast 2025. Episode 1. Early Season Weed Control with Christy Sprague
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Welcome to the 1st episode of the 2025 season! Steven Whittington, MSU Extension Educator, will host Dr. Christy Sprague, MSU Extension weed specialist. Christy will be talking about early season weed control to get your cropping year started off right. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, c…
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 15: MSU Extension educators Monica Jean and Jerad Jaborek sit down with Jason Grostic, Michigan farmer, to talk about PFAS contamination on his farm. This is the final episode for the 2024 season. Resources: MSU Extension PFAS website How MSU is Helping Farmers with PFAS Concerns PFAS in Agriculture…
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 14: MSU Extension educators Sarah Zeiler and Madelyn Celovsky sit down with Eliza Hensel, MSU Extension compost educator, to talk about compost production and uses in Michigan. Eliza highlights the importance of knowing your feedstock and testing compost before applying. Resources: Contact Eliza with compost questions…
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 13: MSU Extension Environmental Management Educator Sarah Seiler sits down with Dr. Laurel Harduar Morano, MSU Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and Bernie Ware, specialty crop farmer in SW Michigan, to discuss farm safety. Resources: Michigan OSHA reporting fatalities and severe injuries…
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In the Weeds: Heavy Metals in Field Crops: Not a New Genre
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 12: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist to discuss heavy metal research happening in field crops in Michigan and across the region. Although this is an alarming topic, this podcast is meant to give the facts on what i…
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 11: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Lyndon Kelley, MSU Extension Irrigation Educator, and Dr. Younsuk Dong, MSU Extension Specialist, as they explore the future of irrigation including what parts of Michigan are prime for installation. Resources: Water Withdrawal Ass…
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In the Weeds: Fine Tuning Your Irrigation
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 10: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Angie Gradiz and Brenden Kelley , MSU Extension Irrigation Educators, to discuss how to maximize your irrigation system through uniformity, scheduling and maintenance . Resources: Irrigation Scheduling Tools Factsheet General unifo…
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In the Weeds: Checklist for a New Irrigation System
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 9: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Lyndon Kelley, MSU Extension Irrigation Educator, as he walks us through the steps for planning a new irrigation system for field crops in Michigan. He mentions quite a few resources that can help you decide if irrigation is right f…
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 7: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Devin Roth, Senior Crop Insurance Specialist, to discuss agriculture insurance, trends for 2024 claims and how to manage risk on the farm.
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In the Weeds: Feeling Lucky with Farm Technology
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 6: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Ashley Schulz, Luckey Farmers Inc. Agronomist, and Andrew Gladden, Luckey Farmers Inc. Director of IT, to discuss Luckey Farmers approach to addressing environment and agronomic need of farmers in the Western Lake Earie Basin throug…
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In the Weeds: Planning for the Future with Drainage in Mind
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 5: MSU Extension Educator Sarah Zeiler, sit down with Dr. Ehsan Ghane, Drainage Extension Specialist, to discuss planning consideration for your farm when looking to install or update drainage. Resource: MSU drainage websiteBy MSUE Field Crops Team
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In the Weeds: BLT (not the tasty sandwich)
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 4: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Christy Sprague, MSU Extension Weeds Specialist. Christy discussed Bulletins Live! Two (BLT) including what a producer should be doing this winter season to prepare for the 2025 requirements. Resources: Bulletins Live! Two Introduct…
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In the Weeds: Now and Later: Fertility Recommendations
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 3: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist to discuss nutrient management considerations for corn, soybean and wheat for the 2025 season. He also discusses market trends and nutrient sampling recommendations to help you d…
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In the Weeds: Now and Later: Herbicide Recommendations
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 2: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Christy Sprague, MSU Extension Weeds Specialist. Christy will discuss late season weed control, considerations for our current weather conditions and cost-considerate recommendations for the 2025 season. A preview to the updated wee…
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In the Weeds: 2024 Marketing Plan: Grace and Target Margins
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In the Weeds Series 14 Episode 1: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Angie Setzer, Partner at Consus Ag Consulting, to go through the timeline of current markets, markets abroad and projected markets for the 2024/25 season. Resources that were mentioned during the podcast include the Farm Management …
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 26. Late Season Weed Control with Dr. Christy Sprague
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Welcome to the 26th and final episode of the 2024 season! Nicolle Ritchie, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Christy Sprague, MSU Extension Weeds Specialist. Christy will discuss late season weed control, including fall weed control in wheat. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen including link to aurora prediction websites …
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 25. Grain Marketing with Dr. Molly Sears
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Welcome to the 25th episode of the 2024 season! Teresa Crook, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Molly Sears, MSU Associate Professor in the Department of AFRE. Molly will discuss marketing your grain and where the markets look to be headed. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen including link to aurora prediction websites in…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 24. Maximizing Drainage Efficiency with Ehsan Ghane
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Welcome to the 24nd episode of the 2024 season! Phil Kaatz, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Ehsan Ghane, MSU Drainage Specialist. Ehsane will give you tips to consider before spending a lot of money splitting the lateral spacing. You'll also learn about a common underperformance issue that reduces the efficiency of your drainage s…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 23. Maximizing Wheat Yields in 2025 with Dennis Pennington
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Welcome to the 23nd episode of the 2024 season! Monica Jean, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Systems Specialist. Pennington covered variety selection, calibration, planting date goals, residue management, seed placement accuracy and on-farm testing. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen including l…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 22. Lime - One of the most important soil nutrients with Dr. Kurt Steinke
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Welcome to the 22nd episode of the 2024 season! Jenna Falor, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension Field Crops Soil Fertility Specialist. He will discuss liming: why its important, what it does and why different materials have different rates required. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen. To learn m…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 21. Field Crops Nematode Update with Marisol Quintanilla
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Welcome to the 21st episode of the 2024 season! Christina Curell, MSU Extension Cover Crops and Soil Health Educator, will host Dr. Marisol Quintanilla, MSU Extension Field Crops Nematologist. She will give an update on nematodes in field crops and the management of them. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen. To learn more and register for…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 20. Improving Grain-y Pictures with Erin Hill
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Welcome to the 20th episode of the 2024 season! Teresa Crook, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Erin Hill, MSU Weed Science Diagnostician. She will discuss tips to improve picture in order to submit better quality pictures to the diagnostic lab at MSU. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen. To learn more and register for the…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 19. Cover Crop After Wheat with Brook Wilke
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Welcome to the 19th episode of the 2024 season! Madelyn Celovsky, MSU Extension Conservation Agronomist Educator, will host Dr. Brook Wilke, Associate Director for Science and Agronomy, KBS LTAR. He will discuss cover crop options and considerations following wheat including selection, management and herbicides. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 18. Hot Topics
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Welcome to the 18th episode of the 2024 season! Monica Jean, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host MSU Extension Field Crops specialists on a hot topic episode. Many topics were discussed and some examples were diseases, insects, irrigation scheduling and dry hay making . Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen. To learn more and regi…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 17. White Mold in Soybeans & Corn Tar Spot with Marty Chilvers
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Welcome to the 17th episode of the 2024 season! Eric Anderson, MSU Extension Soybean Educator, will host Dr. Marty Chilvers, MSU Extension Field Crops Pathologist. Marty discussed the likelihood of tar spot and white mold as well as effective management of these. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen. To learn more and register for the live…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 16. Making Hay in Wild Weather with Kim Cassida
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Welcome to the 16th episode of the 2024 season! Sarah Fronczak, MSU Extension Environmental Educator, will host Dr. Kim Cassida, MSU Extension Forage and cover crop Specialist. Kim talked about adjust hay making consideration for poor weather conditions. Also, a weather update from Dr. Nathan Moore . To learn more and register for the live event, c…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 15. The Comeback of the European Corn Borer with Jocelyn Smith
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Welcome to the 15th episode of the 2024 season! Michelle Sweeten, MSU Extension Forage Educator, hosted Dr. Jocelyn Smith, Research Scientist at the University of Guelph, who spoke about European corn borer and her discovery of the trait resistance to Bt. Also, a weather update from Dr. Nathan Moore . To learn more and register for the live event, …
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 14. Cercospora Management in Sugar Beets with Jamie Wilbur
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Welcome to the 14th episode of the 2024 season! Dave Wishowski, MSU Extension Sugar beet Educator, hosted Dr. Jamie Wilbur, MSU Potato and Sugar beet Pathologist, who spoke about cercospora management in sugar beets. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast p…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 13. Irrigation Considerations with Younsuk Dong
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Welcome to the 13th episode of the 2024 season! Lyndon Kelly, MSU Extension and Purdue Irrigation educator, hosted Dr Youngsuk Dong, MSU Irrigation Specialist, who spoke about maximizing irrigation. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast page.…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 12. Drop Hose Technology in Corn Production with Jason Deveau
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Welcome to the 12th episode of the 2024 season! Nicolle Ritchie, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator will host Dr. Jason Deveau, Application Technology Specialist with OMAFRA. Jason will discuss different drop hose technologies to use within Corn Production for better coverage options. He will touch upon how these technologies compare to the more st…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 11. Wheat Fungicide Considerations with Marty Chilvers
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Welcome to the 11th episode of the 2024 season! Monica Jean, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator will host Dr. Marty Chilvers, MSU Extension Field Crops Disease Specialist. Marty will discuss the disease status for wheat and fungicide considerations. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andersen. To learn more and register for the live event, check …
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 10. Dry Bean Planting Considerations with Scott Bales.
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Welcome to the 10th episode of the 2024 season! Steve Whittington, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator will host Scott Bales, MSU Extension Dry Bean Specialist. Scott will discuss what to consider for dry bean planting. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andersen. To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast …
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 9. Post-emergence Weed Control Options with Erin Burns
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Welcome to the 9th episode of the 2024 season! Christine Charles, MSU Extension Field Crops and Regenerative Ag Educator, will host Dr. Erin Burns, MSU Extension Weed Specialist. Erin will be discussing options for post-emergence weed control and why timing is so important. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andersen. To learn more and register f…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 8. Managing Corn and N After Waterlogging with Alex Lindsey
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Welcome to the 8th episode of the 2024 season! Michelle Sweeten, MSU Extension Forage and Livestock Educator, will host Dr. Alex Lindsey, Associate Professor of Crop Ecophysiology and Agronomy at The Ohio State University, to discuss nitrogen management in corn after flooding and or waterlogging has occured. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff And…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 7. Growth Staging Field Crops and Yield Impacts
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Welcome to the 7th episode of the 2024 season! Teresa Crook, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Maninder Singh, Cropping Systems Agronomy Specialist, to discuss what growth stages are in corn, soybean and wheat and where the critical development points are that can impact your yield. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 6. Conservation Practices for Soil Health with Abby Smith
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Welcome to the 6th episode of the 2024 season! Sarah Fronczak, MSU Extension Environmental Management Educator, will host Abby Smith, USDA NRCS State Agronomist for Michigan, to discuss what conservation programs for soil health are available to agriculture land. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the liv…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 5. Planting Considerations for 2024 with Manni Singh
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Welcome to the 5th episode of the 2024 season! Eric Anderson, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Manni Singh, MSU Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist, to discuss his insights into things to consider for the 2024 planting season. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 4. Soil Fertility 2024 with Kurt Steinke
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Welcome to the 4th episode of the 2024 season! Jenna Falor, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Kurt Steinke, MSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, to discuss his insights into soil fertility in 2024. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast …
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 3. Wheat Insights for 2024 with Dennis Pennington.
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Welcome to the 3rd episode of the 2024 season! Mike Staton, MSU Extension Soybean Educator, will host Dennis Pennington, MSU Extension Wheat Specialist, to discuss his insights into what is going on with the 2024 Michigan wheat crop. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Vi…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 2. Prevent and Repair Damaged Fields with Ian McDonald
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Welcome to the 2nd episode of the 2024 season! Christine Charles, MSU Extension Educator, will host Ian McDonald, crop innovations specialist from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, to discuss how to prevent and repair rut-impacted fields this season. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register f…
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Virtual Breakfast 2024. Episode 1. Early Season Weed Control with Christy Sprague
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Welcome to the 1st episode of the 2024 season! Monica Jean, MSU Extension Educator, will host Dr. Christy Sprague, MSU Extension weed specialist. Christy will be talking about early season weed control to get your cropping year started off right. To register or learn more about the termination cover crop field day check out the Events Page. Also, a…
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In the Weeds Series 13 Episode 4: MSU Extension Field Crops Educator Monica Jean and MSU LTAR Associate Director Dr. Brook Wilke, sits down with Carl Wagner III, farmer and business owner in Southwest Michigan, to discuss how he approaches farm management and revenue diversity on his farmer!By MSUE Field Crops Team
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In the Weeds Series 13 Episode 3: MSU Extension Field Crops Educator Monica Jean and MSUE Farm Business Management Educator Jon LaPorte sits down with Dave Rutten, farmer in Southwest Michigan, to lay out their financial plan of low cost farming! The importance of knowing your operating costs so that you can buy fertilizer and other inputs were dis…
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In the Weeds Series 13 Episode 2: MSU Extension Field Crops Educator Monica Jean and MSUE Farm Business Management Educator Jon LaPorte sits down with Angie Setzer, Partner at Consus Ag Consulting, to go through the timeline of current markets, markets abroad and projected markets for the 2024/25 season. Resources that were mentioned during the pod…
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