COUNTY

PLANTING
DATES

HARVEST
DATES

PREVIOUS
CROP

100 %
STAND

AVERAGE
STAND

FERTILIZER
N - P - K

Zone 1

LENAWEE

May 7

Soybean

BRANCH

May 6

Oct. 26

Corn

CASS

April 30

Oct. 19

Zone 2

KENT

April 30
May 4

Oct. 22

Soybean

INGHAM

May 14

Nov. 1

Soybean

SAGINAW & RR

Oct. 29

Zone 3

HURON & RR

Oct. 5

Corn

MONTCALM

May 15

Nov. 5

Wheat / Rye

MONTCALM  RR

May 4

Oct. 17

Soybean

MASON

May 10

Bean

Zone 4

ALPENA

Sept. 9

Corn

GRAND TRAVERSE

May 10

Nov.8

Corn

MENOMINEE

May 11

Corn

Z5

DELTA

May 11

Oct. 24

Alfalfa

COUNTY

SOIL TYPE

SOIL TEST

FARM COOPERATOR

LOCATION

Zone 1

LENAWEE

Lenawee Silty Clay loam

pH 6.2
P 85, K 264

Jason Woods

Britton

BRANCH

Fox Sandy Loam

pH 7.1
P 68, K 111

Kyle Huff

Coldwater

CASS

Kalamazoo Loam

pH 6.2
P 52, K 198

Dave & Mel Cripe

Cassopolis

Zone 2

KENT

Spinks Loamy Sand

pH 6.5
P 78, K 266

Pleasant Acres Farm
Gerald Kayser

Caledonia

INGHAM

Capac Loam

pH 6.3
P 28, K 120

Jorgensen Farms
Jerry Jorgesen & Mike Turner

Williamston

SAGINAW & RR

Brookston Loam

pH 6.0
P 54, K 106

Dick Burchmeier

New Lothrup

Zone 3

HURON & RR

Kilmanagh Loam

pH 7.0
P 86, K 197

Wil-Le Farms
William, Ron & Ed McCrea

Bad Axe

MONTCALM

McBride Sandy Loam

pH 5.9
P 139, K 150

Troy Sackett

Edmore

MONTCALM RR

Montcalm - McBride Sandy Loam

pH 6.1
P 170, K 173

Montcalm Research Farm, MSU

Entrican

MASON

Ogemaw Sandy Loam

pH 6.4
P 135, K 159

Robert & August Oshe

Scottville

Zone 4

ALPENA

Ossineke Sandy Loam

pH 7.4
P 21, K 121

Corby & Fred Werth

Alpena

GRAND TRAVERSE

Coventry-Newaygo Loam

pH 6.3
P 114, K 125

Richard Dennett

Buckley

MENOMINEE

Onaway Sandy Loam

pH 0
P 0, K 0

Dave Johnson

Daggett

Z5

DELTA

Charlevoix Sandy Loam

pH 7.3
P 34, K 83

Benny Heriou

Bark River