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/