MSUE Field Crops Team

Michigan Field Crops

Education EN ↓ 288 episodes

In agriculture, things change fast and growers need on time, on task, and on target weather, crop and pest information. To meet this need, the Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) Field Crops team will provide farmers and agribusiness with timely podcasts. "In the weeds" will be discussing critical issues facing our farming industry every other week.‘Virtual Breakfasts’ occurs each week during the growing season with in-the-season updates. You can participate by phone, mobile device or online the MSU Extension Field Crops web page.

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Episodes

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 10 . Better Irrigation Management Through Monitoring & Scheduling with Dr. Younsuk Dong 03.06.2021 48:52

Welcome to the 10th episode of the 2021 season! Today Sarah Fronczak , MSU Environmental Management Educator will host Dr. Younsuk Dong MSU Irrigation Specialist. Dr. Dong will talk about better irrigation management through monitoring and scheduling. Also, Dr. Jeff Andresen , Environmental Quality Specialist, will be giving the weather report. To learn more and register for the live event, ch...

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 9. Dry Bean Considerations with Scott Bales 27.05.2021 57:24

Welcome to the ninth episode of the 2021 season! Today Jim Isleib , MSU Extension Field Crops Educator will host Scott Bales , MSU Dry Bean Systems Specialist. Scott will talk about dry bean considerations for the 2021 planting season. Also, Dr. Jeff Andresen , Environmental Quality Specialist, will be giving the weather report. To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE V...

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 8. Wheat Disease Management with Dr. Marty Chilvers 20.05.2021 50:41

Welcome to the eighth episode of the 2021 season! Today Monica Jean, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator will host Dr. Marty Chilvers , MSU Field Crops Pathology Specialist. Marty will talk about wheat disease management including head blight and rust. Also, Dr. Jeff Andresen , Environmental Quality Specialist, will be giving the weather report. To learn more and register for the live event, chec...

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 7. Postemergence weed control with Dr. Erin Burns 13.05.2021 53:52

Welcome to the seventh episode of the 2021 season! Today Jim Isleib , MSU Extension Field Crops Educator will host Dr. Erin Burns , MSU Assistant Professor - Integrated Weed Management. Dr. Burns will talk about short and long-range weed control program goals, among other topics. Also, Dr. Jeff Andresen , Environmental Quality Specialist, will be giving the weather report. To learn more and regist...

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 6. Rhizoctonia Management in Sugarbeets with Daniel Bublitz 06.05.2021 48:13

Welcome to the sixth episode of the 2021 season! Today Phil Kaatz, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator will host Daniel Bublitz, MSU Extension Sugar Beet Extension Specialist. Daniel will talk about how to recognize and manage Rhizoctonia in Sugarbeets, among other topics. Also, Dr. Jeff Andresen, Environmental Quality Specialist, will be giving the weather report. To learn more and register for th...

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 5. Slug Management with Dr. Kelley Tilmon 29.04.2021 49:03

Welcome to the fifth episode of the 2021 season! Today Eric Anderson, MSU Field Crop Extension Educator will host Dr. Kelley Tilmon, Ohio State Entomology Specialist, will be discussing planting the slug life cycle, early season impacts on crops, scouting and management strategies. Also, Dr. Jeff Andresen, Environmental Quality Specialist, will be giving the weather report. To learn more and regis...

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 4. Corn and Soybean Planting Considerations with Dr. Manni Singh 22.04.2021 33:49

Welcome to the forth episode of the 2021 season! Today Mike Station, MSU Extension Soybean Educator will host Dr. Manni Singh, Associate Professor Cropping Systems Agronomist. Dr. Singh will be discussing planting considerations for corn and soybeans with an emphasis on best practices for our current weather conditions. Also, Dr. Jeff Andresen, Environmental Quality Specialist, will be giving the...

In the Weeds: Pretty Please Participate! 21.04.2021 1:21

With season two of In the Weeds coming to an end we are asking for feedback from you, our listeners! If you would please follow the link below and take 5 minutes to complete, your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Ideas and suggestions will be incorporated into Season 3. Thank you and happy listening https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OQpvULkOktUEKO

In the Weeds: Marketing 101 21.04.2021 39:54

In the Weeds Series 7 Episode 4: MSU Extension Educators Monica Jean and Corey Clark, sit down with Angie Setzer, Vice President of Grain for Citizens LLC (Charlotte, MI) to get into the weeds on marketing grains.

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 3. Soil fertility: Start right to finish well with Dr. Kurt Steinke 15.04.2021 57:42

Welcome to the third episode of the 2021 season! Today Ricardo Costa, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator will host Dr. Kurt Steinke, Associate Professor Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management. The host will be talking about start fertilizers, suggested N rates for corn, N inhibitors, among other topics. Also, Dr. Jeff Andresen, Environmental Quality Specialist, will be giving the weather report. T...

Virtual Breakfast 2021 Episode 2. Early Season Weed Control with Dr. Christy Sprague 08.04.2021 43:37

Welcome to the 2nd episode of the 2021 season! Today Monica Jean, MSU Extension Educator, will host Dr. Christy Sprague, MSU Extension weed specialist. Christy will be talking about early season weed control to get your cropping year started off right. To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast page at https://www.canr.msu.edu/field_crops/virtual-breakfast/...

In the Weeds: Carbon Markets Craz 02.04.2021 27:24

In the Weeds Series 7 Episode 3 : MSU Extension Educators Monica Jean and Corey Clark sit down with Dr. Matt Gammans, Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Environmental Economics at MSU, to discuss carbon markets and its impact on farming.

Virtual Breakfast 2021. Episode 1. Ultra Early Planted Soybeans with Mike Staton 01.04.2021 54:27

Welcome to the first episode of the 2021 season! Today Paul Gross, MSU Extension Educator will host Mike Staton, MSUE Soybean Educator. Mike will be talking about ultra-early soybean planting. To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast page at https://www.canr.msu.edu/field_crops/virtual-breakfast/.

In the Weeds:Magic 8 Ball Reading: Market Outlook and Trade 29.03.2021 22:54

In the Weeds Series 7 Episode 2 : MSU Extension Educator Monica Jean sits down with Dr. Aleks Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Food Policy at MSU, to discuss the 2020/21 marketing year and current trade issues.

In the Weeds: COVID Financial Relief & Farm Bill: Go Sign Up!! 10.02.2021 25:32

In the Weeds Series 7 Episode 1: MSU Extension Educators Monica Jean, Jon LaPorte and Corey Clark sits down to discuss COVID financial relief programs farmers can apply for and Farm Bill updates.

In the Weeds: Use of UAVs on the Farm: Dust Collector or Management Tool 03.02.2021 43:55

In the Weeds Series 6 Episode 5: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Eric Anderson sits down with Bob Goodwin, MSU RS & GIS Senior Geospatial Analyst, to discuss if UAVs are worth the investment for farmers.

In the Weeds: The Art of Scouting 19.01.2021 32:50

In the Weeds Series 6 Episode 3: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Paul Gross, sits down with Chris DiFonzo, MSU Field Crops Entomologist, to explore what scouting is and how important it can be for a farming operation.

In the Weeds: Rotation That's Anything but Boring 07.01.2021 50:34

In the Weeds Series 6 Episode 3: MSU Extension educators Monica Jean and Paul Gross sit down with Tim Boring, Farmer by Stockbridge, MI, to discuss how to incorporate in innovative practices like relay cropping.

In the Weeds: Innovative Forage Systems 22.12.2020 37:05

In the Weeds Series 6 Episode 2: MSU Extension educators Monica Jean and Paul Gross sits down with Erins Burns and Kim Cassida, Weed Scientist and Forage Specialist at MSU, to discuss how changing up your forage rotation can help with management issues like manure application opportunities.

In the Weeds: Don't Treat Manure like $**t 10.12.2020 34:42

In the Weeds Series 6 Episode 1: MSU Extension educators Monica Jean and Paul Gross sits down with Glen Arnold, Manure Nutrient Management Systems Field Specialist with OSU, to discuss how to better utilize manure through improved application technique and equipment.

In the Weeds: Saving soil: a Farmer's Perspective on Cover Crops 26.11.2020 24:36

In the Weeds Series 5 Episode 5: MSU Extension educators Monica Jean and Sarah Fronczak sits down with Dan Ritter, Farmer in the thumb of Michigan, to discuss how cover crops work to save him money through soil and nutrient retention.

In the Weeds. Flushing Phosphorus Down the Drain: Tile Lines and Disoloved Phosphorus 12.11.2020 25:44

In the Weeds Series 5 Episode 4: MSU Extension educators Monica Jean and Sarah Fronczak sits down with Merrin McCrae, Researcher at the Universalist of Waterloo, to discuss phosphorus transport and how that interacts with tile lines, cover crops and more!

In the Weeds. Consumer Opinion Matters: Markets and the Pandemic 29.10.2020 40:16

In the Weeds Series 5, Episode 3: MSU Extension educators Monica Jean and Sarah Fronczak sits down with Trey Malone, MSU Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, to discuss how consumer opinions impact Michigan markets and how row crop farmers could engage with consumers.

In the Weeds: Tracking Turds: Finding the Source of Contamination in Watersheds 15.10.2020 29:40

In the Weeds Series 5, Episode 2: MSU Extension educators Erica Rogers and Sarah Fronczak sits down with Aaron Snell, owner of Streamside Ecological Services Inc., to discuss Ecoli tracking in watersheds to resolve community feces contamination issues.

In the Weeds: Myth-busting Phosphorus in Your Fields 30.09.2020 45:14

In the Weeds Series 5 Episode 1: MSU Extension educators Monica Jean and Sarah Fronczak sit down with Chad Penn, Research Soil Scientist with USDA-ARS, to discuss how phosphorus behaves in the field and how farming practices can influence its fate.