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• Hay buyers should plan purchases early

  May 17, 2013 | Dennis Stein | Michigan hay producers are starting the production season with zero surplus supplies so buyers will need to purchase early rather than later.

• Nursery weed control results for Michigan growers

  May 17, 2013 | Tom Dudek | Research at Ohio State University has led to the approval of two new herbicides Michigan nursery growers can now use in their weed control program, as well as a label expansion for two other products.

• HOT TOPICMichigan chestnut update – May 17, 2013

  May 17, 2013 | Erin Lizotte | Chestnut development continues around Michigan with variable levels of damage reported from the cold snap.

• HOT TOPICMichigan hops update – May 17, 2013

  May 17, 2013 | Erin Lizotte | Hop growers are stringing hopyards around Michigan and starting to train this year’s bines. MSU Extension will be tracking hop development this season and providing growers with relevant pest management information.

• HOT TOPICPorcine Epidemic Diarrhea found in the United States

  May 17, 2013 | Beth Ferry | Biosecurity alert for pork producers – swine herds have no immunity to new virus from Europe.

• HOT TOPICApple thinning pointers for 2013

  May 17, 2013 | Phil Schwallier | Guidelines to help you make good apple thinning decisions.

• HOT TOPICSouthwest Michigan field crop regional report – May 16, 2013

  May 16, 2013 | Bruce MacKellar | Growers in the southwest region should look for frost-damaged corn to see if areas of the field need to be re-planted.

• HOT TOPICEast central Michigan field crop regional report – May 16, 2013

  May 16, 2013 | Dan Rossman | Planting is in full swing in the east central region. Producers have been making good progress in just a few days.

• HOT TOPICCentral Michigan field crop regional report – May 16, 2013

  May 16, 2013 | Paul Gross | Adjust planting depth as topsoil begins to dry out.

• HOT TOPICFirst generation pine needle scale crawlers should be hatching

  May 16, 2013 | Jill O’Donnell | First generation of pine needle scale hatch and the tiny crawlers emerge when lilac blooms in the spring.

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