-E. Taylor
This new video from AgBioResearch highlights the importance of facilities, like the Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center in Frankenmuth for improving Michigan agriculture. Keep an eye out for some of your favorite weed scientists in the video.
-E. Taylor
Yesterday the Kellogg Biological Station hosted a tour highlighting the organic research going on at the station. I had the opportunity to show off our study looking at how cover crops influence organic dry beans. For 2012 the KBS location has thus far showed an advantage to having a large rye cover crop by preserving soil moisture. Beans in the rye plots emerged earlier and more uniformly than the other cover crop treatments. Through out the season the beans planted in rye plots were further along in maturity than others and are now drying down, while the other beans are just starting to turn yellow. We will see if the beans planted following rye had a yield advantage in this very dry year when we harvest in about 2 weeks.
Other highlights on the tour were the rye and hairy vetch segregated cover crop study looking to improve nitrogen availability for sweet corn production (Caroline Lowry and Daniel Brainard), the organic soybean variety trial (Dale Mutch and Dan Rossman), and a study looking at greenhouse gas emissions in conventional and organic rotations (Dean Baas).
-E. Taylor
Mark your calendars for the 2012 Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center (SVREC) annual research tour August 21st. The Tour will highlight ongoing research on sugarbeets, dry edible beans and other Saginaw Valley crops, including:
For more information view the official tour agenda.
-E. Taylor
It was another successful Weed Day this year. Thank you to all who came out and made it a great day!
-E. Taylor
Mark June 27th on your calendars to attend the 2012 MSU Weed Tour. This years tour will start out at the MSU Plant Path Field Lab on College Rd., north of Jolly Rd. The day will review our latest research in soybeans, corn, wheat, etc. In the afternoon a tour of what is happening with weed control in vegetables will take place at the MSU Horticulture farm.
Information about the day’s schedule and on-line registration are both available now at http://www.msuweeds.com/msu-weeds-com-events/2012-msu-weed-tour/
We hope to see you there!