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Commodity rankingsWe are a diverse state- top ten for 20+ farm products
State rank by production for a few…1st- Blueberries, Tart Cherries, Grapes, Cucumbers2nd- Dry beans, Carrots, Celery, Flowers3rd- Apples, Asparagus, 4th – Sugarbeets, Plums10th - Potatoes11th- Field Corn, Soybeans14th- Wheat22nd- Forage
Michigan State University
James Beal
-Established one the first Univ. botanical gardens
-Hybridization of corn
-MCIA tested early varieties
2010 Corn Performance
TrialsCorn 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 Trial1 site, irrigated, 4 repsDisease 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 acresMI: $123 million product value on 48,000 acres
Michigan Purple
Breeding Program OverviewYear Designation No. Lines Evaluated
1 Crossing Block 600-1000 crossesSingle Hill Tuber Families 50,000
2 8 Hills 2,0003 20 Hills 5004 30 Hills 2005 50 Hills 25
Preliminary Trial (2 X 23) 606 Adaptation Trial (4 X 23) 40
Tissue Culture & Seed Increase 757-9 Date of Harvest (2 X 4 X 23) 30
Tissue Culture & Seed Increase 50On-Farm Grower Trials 10National and Regional Trials 3-4
9-12 Variety Naming and Release 1-2
Sugarbeets
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/