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Commodity rankings. We are a diverse state- top ten for 20+ farm products State rank by production for a few… 1 st - Blueberries, Tart Cherries, Grapes, Cucumbers 2 nd - Dry beans, Carrots, Celery, Flowers 3 rd - Apples, Asparagus, 4 th – Sugarbeets , Plums 10 th - Potatoes
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Commodity rankings We are a diverse state- top ten for 20+ farm products State rank by production for a few… 1st- Blueberries, Tart Cherries, Grapes, Cucumbers 2nd- Dry beans, Carrots, Celery, Flowers 3rd- Apples, Asparagus, 4th – Sugarbeets, Plums 10th - Potatoes 11th- Field Corn, Soybeans 14th- Wheat 22nd- Forage
James Beal • Established one the first Univ. botanical gardens • Hybridization of corn • MCIA tested early varieties
2010 Corn Performance Trials Corn Grain Conventional3 Glyphosate Resistant Loc.5 Zones -3 Loc./zone - 4 rep.$225/zoneYield ComponentsQuality Corn SilageConventional4 Zones -3 Loc./zone - 4 rep.$400/zoneYield ComponentsQualityMilk 2006
Soybean History in MI • Originally grown as forage- 1901 • Henry Ford -1941
2010 Soybean Performance Trials • Roundup Ready • Conventional • Liberty Link 2 zones, 4 sites/zone, 4 reps/site Fees: $300 per entry/zone White Mold Trial 1 site, irrigated, 4 reps Disease severity rating Fee: $150 per entry
Wheat History • Wheat was planted on the college farm since the woods were cleared • Date of planting trial was est. in 1878 • First reported variety trial was in 1902
Wheat • Winter-Soft red, Soft white Standard Trial • 4 reps, 6 locations, 60 ft2 harvested • Data: Yield (13%), TW, Moisture, Flowering date, Height, Lodging, winter injury… • Fusarium head blight Trial-inoculated, misted • DON (ppm) • incidence and serverity
Forages • First alfalfa report was in 1889 • Not recommended for MI in 1903 • Breeding efforts began in 1904 • A campaign to increase productivity of alfalfa was created in 1921
Forages • Alfalfa • 4 locations, plot size 75 ft2, 4 reps • Standard and PLH-R • Yield, PLH injury ratings • $550/entry/location • Cool-season grasses- • Annual Ryegrass- 1 location, yield, forage qual. • Perennial grasses- Hay or Grazing management • 4 locations, plot size 150 ft2, 4 reps • Yield, Preference, Forage quality • $600/entry/location
Forages • Red clover • Established every three years • One location • Yield and persistence • Birdsfoot trefoil • Switchgrass • Cereal forage crops
Commercial Potato Production in Michigan US: $3.2 billion product value on 1.1 million acres MI: $123 million product value on 48,000 acres
Sugarbeets • Both breeding and variety trials • 804 entries • 226 were commercial • Disease ratings for Cercospora • Fee: $210 • Michigan Sugar-performs yield trials
Website • Variety testing summary and results • http://www.css.msu.edu/varietytrials/