Welcome to the 2nd episode of the 2026 season! Jenna Falor, MSU Extension Field Crops Educator, will host Dr. Christy Sprague, MSU Extension Weeds Specialist. Christy will be discussing early season weed control to set yourself up for success. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast page.

Welcome to the 1st episode of the 2026 season! Monica Jean, MSU Extension Educator, will host Dr. Anna Cates, University of Minnesota soil specialist. Anna will be talking about soil management that leads to more working days in the field. Also, a weather update from Dr. Jeff Andresen . To learn more and register for the live event, check out the MSUE Virtual Breakfast page.

In the Weeds Series 15 Episode 11: MSU Extension educator Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Erin Burns, MSU Weed Scientist, and Manni Sigh, MSU Associate Professor of Cropping Systems Agronomy, to discuss short corn and how to manage it.

Check out this MSUE article on short corn from Wallas Mendes da Silva and Manni Singh.

In the Weeds Special Addition: MSU Wheat Specialist Dennis Pennington hosts Jody Pollock Newsom, Michigan Wheat, and Joanna Follings, Cereals Specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, to discuss the value of including wheat in a diverse crop rotation.

If you would like to see the graphs she is discussing her presentation with the video will be available on the Michigan Wheat Program webpage.

In the Weeds Special Addition: MSU Extension Educator Jenna Falor hosts Jody Pollok Newsom, Michigan Wheat, and Angie Setzer, Consus Ag Consulting, to discuss current market conditions and factors.

If you would like to see the graphs she is discussing her presentation with the video will be available on the Michigan Wheat Program webpage.

In the Weeds Series 15 Episode 10: MSU Extension educator Monica Jean sits down with Dr. Sarah Lebeis to discuss where biological products may pay off on the farm and where more testing may be needed.

In the Weeds Special Addition: MSU Extension Educator Monica Jean and Jody Pollok-Newsom host Dennis Pennington, MSU Wheat Specialist, and Jonathan LaPorte, MSU Extension Farm Business Management Educator, to share their newly-developed wheat production calculator. This tool allows growers to make changes in the amount of inputs applied, their yield, their price, etc. Through this tool, growers see immediately what each variable means to their bottom line.

At 32 minutes the presenters move to discuss a spreadsheet. We kept the audio so you could listen but we encourage you to download the 2026 Wheat Cost of Production Worksheet from the Michigan Wheat Program website. Scroll two-thirds down the page to Grower Resources and click on the green box to download the excel sheet.

Resources:

Evaluating Wheat Stands and Spring Management

Custom Machine Work Costs

In the Weeds Series 15 Episode 9: MSU Extension educator Madelyn Celovsky sits down with Dr. Younsuk Dong, MSU Irrigation Specialist, and Brenden Kelly, MSU Extension Irrigation educator, to hear about the cost saving and crop production benefits that can come with proper irrigation scheduling.

Resources

Michigan Generally Accepted Agricultural Practices for Irrigation Water Use

MSU Enviroweather Potential Evapotranspiration

MSU Extension Irrigation Scheduling Tools this links to the Soil Water Balance Sheet, Irrigation Scheduler Tool, and more