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Pest management advice for growing field crops.

Nitrogen deficient corn, what’s the cause?
Darryl Warncke
Crop and Soil Sciences

September 4, 2008 -- This summer I received calls from several farmers indicating that they were seeing signs of N deficiency on the lower leaves of corn, even though they had applied what should have been adequate nitrogen. Read more.

Stalk nitrate test and N management for corn
Darryl Warncke
Crop and Soil Sciences

September 4, 2008 -- The nitrate nitrogen concentration in the lower portion of the corn stalk at the time grain black layer is formed is a good indicator of the nitrogen status the crop experienced throughout the growing season. Read more.

Free screening for herbicide-resistant weeds in soybean production systems
Steve Gower
MSU Diagnostic Services

September 4, 2008 -- Herbicide resistance in weeds is a growing concern for growers, due largely to the recent occurrence and spread of glyphosate-resistant horseweed and the occasional failure to control common lambsquarters, common ragweed and giant ragweed in Roundup Ready crops. Read more.

MarketMaker links producers with agricultural businesses and consumers

September 4, 2008 -- Anyone in Michigan who grows, sells, processes or eats food now has a new resource to help them. Market Maker© locates producers, businesses and markets of food products, providing an important link between Michigan producers and their buyers including end-consumers.Read more.

Preharvest treatment options for dry edible beans
Christy Sprague
Crop and Soil Sciences

August 26, 2008 -- “Green” weeds not controlled by earlier weed management practices, and “green” stems or leaves of dry bean plants can be a major problem for growers who are trying to direct harvest. Read more.

Fungicidal seed treatments for wheat
Diane Brown-Rytlewski
Plant Pathology

August 21, 2008 -- As summer draws to a close, it’s not too early to think about fungicidal seed treatments for fall wheat planting. Before you know it, it will be time to get the wheat into the ground to begin another growing season. Read more.

Agricultural labor statistics for summer 2008
Vera Bitsch
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

August 21, 2008 -- This July, the hourly wage for agricultural workers in the United States stood at $10.34, up 35 cents from a year ago. Field workers received $9.66, up 42 cents from a year ago. Livestock workers made $9.98, up 25 cents from a year ago. Read more.