The nutrient value of wheat straw is influenced by several factors including weather, variety and cultural practices.

As the spray season moves forward it's important to continue to assess your sprayer and make sure you're getting the best performance with the least amount of spray drift potential.

This article summarizes the results from on-farm soybean foliar fertilizer trials conducted in Michigan over the past five years, conducted by the Soybean Management and Research Technology(SMaRT) project, a partnership between Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) and the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee.

The wet season has delayed crop development and post-emergence herbicide applications in many soybean fields, and there are some large giant ragweed waiting to be treated.

Most of the required nitrogen is provided by biological nitrogen fixation occurring in bacterial colonies (nodules) attached to soybean roots, but in some cases, the nodules will not form or function properly and the plants will show visible nitrogen deficiency symptoms.

Poison hemlock is a problem for both livestock and row-crop producers, but can be eliminated without causing damage if identified in its first year of growth, a Purdue Extension weed scientist says.

Much of the wheat in the state is still a week away from harvest but it will be coming off soon.

Many fields are showing less than optimal color and there have been several calls regarding possible need for more N to "green things up a bit."

With the wet conditions that we've been experiencing and the possibility of wet conditions during soybean flowering, now is the time to consider if a fungicide application should be made.