Month: February 2015

Revised Core Pesticide Applicator Study Manuals

The National Pesticide Applicator Certification Manual Core Manual Second Edition, Private (E3007KITC) and Commercial (E3008KITC) Core Manuals, are now being shipped from the Michigan State University Extension Bookstore. The price […]

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Consistent Soil Moisture Helps Prevent Blossom-End Rot

Q. I was wondering if you had any solutions for tomato rot. I throw my grass clippings on the soil to keep the weeds out. Does that have anything to […]

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Monitoring Asset Values in 2015

The farm crisis of the 1980s forced lending practices to change. Prior to the farm crisis, lenders relied heavily on asset values to justify granting credit. The drastic reduction in […]

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Beef Expansion is Under Way

The nation’s cattle producers are expanding the herd at a somewhat faster rate than had been anticipated. In the semi-annual update of cattle numbers, USDA said that the total number […]

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Record Cattle Prices, More Feed Drive Herd Expansion

The expansion of the nation’s cattle herds for the first time since 2007 is largely the result of record-high cattle prices and the availability of more abundant feed, Purdue University […]

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