Vegetable Extension News
The latest information and research from MSUE for the Michigan vegetable industry.
VegInfo
Vegetable Information resources for commercial vegetable producers in Michigan. The goal of VegInfo is to provide a searchable database of information resources that the MSUE Vegetable Team considers applicable to Michigan crops and growing conditions. Search for Extension publications, meeting presentations, and special registrations for pesticides.
The Water Withdrawal Assessment Process and Tool
- Click here to access the Water Withdrawal Training Session - Online, the recorded version of the MSUE Webinar on the New Water Withdrawal Legislation.
- Click here to access the web-based Assessment Tool for new large capacity water withdrawals (70 gallons per minute or 100,000 gallons per day).
Recommendation bulletins for vegetable production:
- Insect, Disease and Nematode Control for Commercial Vegetables (online version of MSUE Bulletin E-312)
- Weed Control Guide for Vegetable Crops (online version of MSUE Bulletin E-433)
- Fertilizer Recommendations for Vegetable Crops (pdf file - MSUE Bulletin E-550B)
- Comprehensive Guide To Tolerance & Susceptibility of Weeds & Crops to Herbicides
- Labor Laws and Michigan Agriculture (MSUE Bulletin E-2966)
- The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks, Agriculture Handbook Number 66, USDA, ARS
- Hay Baler Used to Roll Up Plastic Used for Vegetables (video in WMV format)
- Food Safety Begins on the Farm: A grower's guide to good agricultural practices.
- Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Other resources from our colleagues at MSU:
- Vegetable Crop Advisory Team Alert (CAT) newsletter. In-season crop and pest management advice -- available on the Internet and in print.
- Most recent vegetable CAT Alert.
- Most recent fruit CAT Alert.
- Soil fertility and nutrient management links.
- Cover crops advice.
- Vegetable plant pathology research.
- Potato diseases information.
- Potato breeding and genetics.
- Labor management resources
- Enviro-Weather: Integrating MAWN weather data for management decisions.
- The Michigan Organic Farming Exchange: Resources and events to promote organic food production.
- New Agriculture Network provides organic production advice.
- Michigan Market Maker is an interactive mapping system that locates businesses and markets of agricultural products in Michigan, providing an important link between producers and consumers.
- MAES research database. Current research underway at MSU.
Other Extension Information links:
- VegEdge, vegetable resources for the Midwest.
- Cornell Vegetables, vegetable resources for New York vegetable growers.
- VegNet, vegetable resource for Ohio vegetable growers
- Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News, A newsletter for commercial growers.