Planning for next year's crop Management decisions made before planting and throughout the growing season significantly influence corn crop conditions at harvest, according to Dan Johnson, agronomy services manager at Mycogen Seeds. He recommends growers scout fields prior to harvest to determine what kind of yields they should expect this fall and also to plan for next year's crop. Market Outlook Commodity price forecasts from Michigan State University's Jim Hilker, including corn, wheat, soybeans, cattle, hogs and dairy. The majority of Michigan suffered through a devastating drought in 1998. Now the summer of 1999 has brought very favorable growing conditions.
Most farms have an over-supply of forage and hope to market some of the surplus.
Much of this hay is low to medium quality feed that may be hard to sell in a surplus market. Still there are drought stricken areas of the nation that are looking to Michigan to obtain hay and these areas are placing good demand on higher quality hays. Electrical technology program offered at Michigan State University Dave Filipiak, owner of Sky Electric Inc. in Lapeer, credits his success to the electrical technology program offered at Michigan State University. Sales will take place in Battle Creek, Clare, Napoleon and St. Louis this fall and spring. Schutzki is director of the Institute for Agricultural Technologies With an interest in the outdoors, the acting director of the Michigan State University's Institute of Agricultural Technologies took advantage of his hobby to create a life-long commitment to agriculture and natural resources.