• Field Crop Advisory Team (CAT) Alert newsletter. In-season crop and pest management advice -- available on the Internet and in print. View most recent issue:
• View this season's soybean aphid and soybean rust advice from the CAT Alert.
• Thinking about transitioning to organic? Seasonal organic advice from MSU, Purdue and University of Illinois at the New Agriculture Network.

Weather resources:

• Enviro-weather web site offers Michigan weather data for making IPM and other management decisions.
• Flood/excessive rain: Special Flood Issue of the 2004 CAT Alert newsletter.
• Drought: 2007 mid-summer drought advice. Also 2001 drought affects on harvest reported in CAT Alert newsletter including recommendations for completing the growing season and harvest under drought conditions. 
• Cool fall weather: The 1996 and 1997 Harvest Alerts address production concerns when cool temperatures cuts short the growing season. (Some updated in 2000).

On the web from MSU:

• NEW Building resources on wheat disease management
• MSU Field Crops Area of Expertise (AoE) Team. Includes crop specific publications and directory to local Extension educators.
• Search and order MSU Extension Bulletins by subject, keyword, or title.
• Michigan Ag Experiment Station research database. Current research underway at MSU.
• Spreadsheet for calculating nutrient recommendations for various crops.  Easy resource to re-calculate what nutrients to apply for a different crop.  Requires Microsoft Excel to open the document. 
• Cover crops advice.
• How to identify natural enemies that offer you biological control for aphids and other pests.
• Encourage beneficial insects by planting native plants on your farm.
• Soil fertility and nutrient management links.
• Market Outlook & Probabilistic Price Forecasts for grain and livestock.
• Long-Term Ecological Research based at Kellogg Biological Station on understanding ecological interactions underlying the productivity of annual and perennial field crops.

Other Extension links:

• Purdue University hosts the Corn Grower's Guidebook, a clearinghouse of information applicable to corn management systems across the eastern US Cornbelt.