Farm Management

Michigan State University Extension’s agriculture and agri-business management educational emphasis is on farm business issues, farm labor management, farm markets, and food, agriculture, natural resources, and bioeconomy business development and expansion. 

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• 2013 rental arrangement needs to be in place

  May 20, 2013 | Dennis Stein | Landowners are now past the reasonable time to develop or change their farm land rental agreements for 2013 field crops.

• 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.

• Minimize disease outbreaks in young calves with biosecurity plans

  May 8, 2013 | Frank Wardynski | Beef producers utilizing veterinarians to develop biosecurity plans are less likely to experience disease outbreaks on their farm.

• Safety awareness for your agricultural employees

  April 30, 2013 | Stan Moore | Workplace safety is of particular concern in more hazardous occupations such as agriculture. To ensure their workforce stays safe around the clock, employers are looking at safety programs that extend beyond the workplace.

• Agriculture’s aging workforce presents personal safety concerns

  April 29, 2013 | Stan Moore | The average age of farm owner/operators continues to increase each year. Research shows that the single largest age category for work-related fatalities on farms is the 60+ age group.

• Interactive cash farmland lease template avoids pitfalls of verbal agreements

  April 26, 2013 | Curtis Talley Jr. | Michigan State University Extension educators have created an interactive, written cash cropland lease template that can be completed using a home computer.

• HOT TOPICTarget tillage to protect the soil

  April 25, 2013 | James DeDecker | Timing and intensity of spring tillage can have long-term impacts on soil health.

• Can combining mortality composting from two separate farms constitute a CAFO?

  April 23, 2013 | Dale Rozeboom | Under current rules and regulations, the animal capacity and land base of both farms may together constitute a large CAFO.

• Keep herbicides out of groundwater and surface water

  April 23, 2013 | Christina Curell | Six field practices can protect water quality from herbicide applications.

• Select and use herbicides without harming the environment

  April 23, 2013 | Christina Curell | Fifteen steps to safely apply herbicides.

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