Thank you to all the men & women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. The MCIA Office will be closed on Monday, May 29th.
MCIA Office Closed for Memorial Day
Category: MCIA News
Now Accepting Online Payments Through Our Website!
We are now offering making payments online through our website! If you would like to pay your invoices online, please go to michcrop.com. On the top of the page, there will be a “Pay an Invoice” button. Press that and it will bring you to an area to enter all of your information needed to… Continue reading
Annual Meeting Recap
A huge thank-you to everyone that attended our Annual Meeting! As always, it is so great to see everyone and catch up on the latest crop plans for this season or meet someone new. We had a great turnout and even better line-up of guest speakers. Our guest speakers include: Dr. Eric Olson – MSU… Continue reading
MCIA Annual Report 2022/2023
Drybean Blight & Anthracnose Deadline!
If you are thinking of getting Drybean seed tested for Blight or Anthracnose – the deadline is due by March 30th! Make sure to get us your seed by the end of the month.
Every Seed Counts
In today’s world farmers are planting more acres. This means they need more equipment, bigger equipment, and more dollars invested. Everything needs to count. Gone are the days when a farm had chickens for eggs, soup, and fried wings; hogs for bacon and pork; cows for milk; and crops for feed and cash flow. In… Continue reading
Online Tag Printing – Now Available!
Did you know you can now order tags online through your customer portal on Michigan Crop Improvement’s Crop Data website? This feature has been tested and is now available to our customers. Once your samples tests have been completed, you can place your tag order with the number of tags, the weight, the germination, shipping… Continue reading
MCIA Offering Fast Green & Saturated Cold Tests
The fast green test is used in seed corn to detect damage to the pericarp (seed coat), with a quick one-day turn around for accurate test results. This test provides useful insight regarding both, seed conditioning and starter fertilizer. If seed corn was harvested at a higher moisture content, more threshing is required, leading to… Continue reading
Why We Do What We Do
Mr. Chris Schmidt – MCIA President gives us a reminder why MCIA is such a key role in the seed industry. One of the perks of writing the President’s Post is that I get to write about a variety of topics which are typically associated with agriculture in general and the seed industry in particular…. Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! As we look back at 2022 – we just want to say a big THANK YOU to our board members, customers, members, and to all our family. Here’s to 2023 and all of the endeavors to come! As a reminder, the MCIA Office will be closed until January 2nd.