East Lansing, Michigan
February 16, 2007
Michigan crop producers can
find the latest research-based field crop information in a
publication recently made available through
Michigan State University (MSU)
Extension.
“On-Farm Research and Demonstration” summarizes on-farm field
trial results conducted across Michigan during the 2006 growing
season. Topics include a research report summary of corn and
soybean cropping systems, corn hybrid trials, soybean cyst
nematode variety comparison demonstrations, soybean variety
trials and other crop variety trials -- spring barley, oats, dry
field peas, mustard, malting barley.
“The publication demonstrates the vast number of practical
research projects being conducted by county MSU Extension
educators across the state,” says Dale Mutch, MSU Extension
cover crop and integrated pest management specialist, a
co-author of the book. “Most of the research results found in
the publication are based on one year’s worth of data, but
experiments have been conducted on replicated plots, so accurate
statistics can be run on the data.”
Mutch adds that material in the publication represents projects
conducted by 13 MSU Extension educators in 16 Michigan counties.
“The publication is designed so that readers can easily and
readily interpret scientific research results with tables and
graphs,” he says. “If growers want additional information about
any project, they can refer to an information box on each page
that lists the county the research was conducted in and the name
and contact information for the lead educator or specialist.”
There is no charge for the 44-page book, which is available from
county MSU Extension offices and at pest management meetings
held across the state.
Production of the 2007 “On-Farm Research and Demonstration”
publication was funded by the MSU Extension Field Crop Area of
Expertise team, the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
(MAES), the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan and the Michigan
Corn Growers Association, the Michigan Soybean Promotion
Committee, the MSU W.K. Kellogg Biological Station and Project
GREEEN.
Founded in 1997, Project GREEEN (Generating Research and
Extension to meet Environmental and Economic Needs), the state’s
plant agriculture initiative at MSU, is a cooperative effort
between plant-based commodities and businesses together with the
MAES, MSU Extension and the Michigan Department of Agriculture
to advance Michigan’s economy through its plant-based
agriculture. Its mission is to develop research and educational
programs in response to industry needs, ensure and improve food
safety, and protect and preserve the quality of the environment.
To learn more about Michigan’s plant agriculture initiative at
MSU, visit
www.greeen.msu.edu.
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