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Earworm Becoming a Legitimate Threat for Sweet Corn Growers
The image of corn earworms floating on the winds is a bit tough to handle, but, of course, it's not the worms themselves that float. It's the moths th... READ MORE »
Michigan Green Bean Broker a Vegetable Industry Leader
You've heard about people who don't know beans. Vic Shank is not one of those. Not only is he the president of the Michigan Vegetable Council, a leade... READ MORE »
Expert Recommends Drip Irrigation for Higher-Return Crops
Growers with higher-return crops should switch to drip irrigation, an irrigation expert advised.
"There are so many advantages to using drip irr... READ MORE »
Fruit, Vegetable Industries Have Fresh Reason for Hope
Trade show season always is exciting because you get the entire industry together to talk about the past growing season and the possibilities of the f... READ MORE »
Fresh Baked Goods Bring Added Sales
Baked goods are hot items at farm markets these days. The aroma of fresh-baked pies, pastries, breads, rolls and muffins – hot from the oven ... READ MORE »
Go-Getter Family Builds Vibrant Market
For Bill and Michelle Bakan of Maize Valley Farm Market in Hartville, Ohio, just being big farmers wasn't going to save the farm. They needed to sell ... READ MORE »
New Michigan Vegetable Council President Optimistic
Kent Karnemaat was just a lad in grade school when his father, Al, decided he'd worked for other farmers long enough and bought his own farm. Now, 30... READ MORE »
Extension Adapts to New Challenges
This is the first story in a series about the future of Extension. What does Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) mean to Michigan's fruit and v... READ MORE »