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• When do mineral rights revert to the Landowner?

  June 19, 2013 | Curtis Talley Jr. | According to the Michigan Dormant Minerals Act, severed oil and gas mineral rights can revert to the surface owner.

• Mixed forage plantings create ration balancing challenges for dairy producers

  June 19, 2013 | Frank Wardynski | Planting mixed forages can have significant variation across the field. Variation of feedstuffs causes problems in dairy ration balancing.

• Concerned about soil compaction? Stick a shovel in it!

  June 19, 2013 | Marilyn Thelen | The recent wet spring has growers concerned about soil compaction. Here’s an easy method to tell if your soil is compacted and how to correct it.

• HOT TOPICWest central Michigan vegetable regional report – June 19, 2013

  June 19, 2013 | Ben Werling | Insect and disease activity could pick up as warm, humid weather arrives and winds shift to the southwest.

• HOT TOPICSouthwest Michigan vegetable regional report – June 19, 2013

  June 19, 2013 | Ron Goldy | Crops have responded favorably to warmer temperatures and pea harvest has begun.

• Macomb County agriculture still growing strong

  June 19, 2013 | Mary Dunckel | The public is invited to learn about fruit and vegetable production as Macomb County’s oldest family celebrates its bicentennial.

• HOT TOPICSoutheast Michigan vegetable regional report – June 19, 2013

  June 19, 2013 | Lina Rodriguez-Salamanca | Warmer temperatures are contributing to crop development, but also insect activity. Scout fields regularly and use action thresholds to time insecticide applications.

• HOT TOPICCaptan phytotoxicity and apple scab control

  June 19, 2013 | Bob Tritten | Be careful using Captan and some newer fungicides. Certain combinations could cause leaf burning or spotting.

• Banning black rot and Phomopsis from young grape clusters

  June 19, 2013 | Annemiek Schilder | Young grape clusters are highly susceptible to black rot and Phomopsis. With warm, wet weather approaching, plan to protect clusters with effective fungicides.

• Protecting young grape clusters from powdery and downy mildew

  June 19, 2013 | Annemiek Schilder | When it comes to battling powdery mildew and downy mildew on grapes, the following adage applies: “The early grower catches the fungus!”

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