Benjamin Phillips
Contact Me
Pronouns:
He/Him/His
Vegetable Crops Educator
Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center
Phone:
269-944-1477 x 207
Cellphone:
616-901-7513
Email:
benp@msu.edu
Related Work
Authored Articles
- Michigan vegetable crop report – September 3, 2025, September 4, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 27, 2025, August 28, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 20, 2025, August 21, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 13, 2025, August 14, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 6, 2025, August 7, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 30, 2025, July 31, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 23, 2025, July 23, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 16, 2025, July 17, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 9, 2025, July 10, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 25, 2025, June 25, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 18, 2025, June 18, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 11, 2025, June 12, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 4, 2025, June 4, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 28, 2025, May 28, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 21, 2025, May 21, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 14, 2025, May 14, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 7, 2025, May 7, 2025
- Calibrating vegetable spreaders and sprayers, May 1, 2025
- Boron in vegetables: Not too little, not too much, April 8, 2025
- Vegetable program at Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days to focus on input suppliers, January 23, 2025
- Vegetable 'Ag Ideas' will focus on pillars of production for 2025, January 9, 2025
- Michigan vegetable crop report – September 4, 2024, September 5, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 28, 2024, August 28, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 21, 2024, August 21, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 14, 2024, August 14, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 7, 2024, August 7, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 31, 2024, July 31, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 23, 2024, July 26, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 17, 2024, July 17, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – July 10, 2024, July 10, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 26, 2024, June 26, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 19, 2024, June 19, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 12, 2024, June 12, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 29, 2024, May 29, 2024
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 22, 2024, May 23, 2024
- Vegetable program at Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days to focus on regional projects and opportunities, January 19, 2024
- Vegetable ‘Ag Ideas’ will focus on pillars of production for 2024, January 4, 2024
- Renovation in perennial strawberry fields, July 11, 2023
- Five vegetable talks that can’t be missed at 2023 Ag Ideas to Grow With, December 22, 2022
- Michigan vegetable crop report – August 31, 2022, August 31, 2022
- Are you SET to farm?, December 20, 2021
- We caught the bug. Please excuse our podcasts., December 20, 2021
- Best practices for onion production, December 20, 2021
- Michigan vegetable crop report – June 23, 2021, June 24, 2021
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 26, 2021, May 26, 2021
- Vegetable pesticide series: Can I use it in the greenhouse?, May 12, 2021
- Insurance options for vegetable growers, May 6, 2021
- Michigan vegetable crop report – May 5, 2021, May 5, 2021
- Michigan vegetable crop report – April 28, 2021, April 28, 2021
- East Michigan vegetable update – Sept. 9, 2020, September 9, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 26, 2020, August 26, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 19, 2020, August 19, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – August 12, 2020, August 12, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – Aug. 5, 2020, August 5, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 29, 2020, July 29, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 22, 2020, July 22, 2020
- Screening of herbicide resistant weeds in Michigan vegetable fields, July 15, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 8, 2020, July 8, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 1, 2020, July 1, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 24, 2020, June 24, 2020
- Aphid management in vegetable crops, June 18, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 17, 2020, June 17, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 10, 2020, June 10, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 3, 2020, June 3, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 27, 2020, May 27, 2020
- Bolting in spring vegetables, May 20, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 20, 2020, May 20, 2020
- Key points and resources to keep vegetable farms running during novel coronavirus, May 19, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 13, 2020, May 13, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 6, 2020, May 6, 2020
- Tune in to the Great Lakes Vegetable Producers Network, April 29, 2020
- East Michigan vegetable update – April 29, 2020, April 29, 2020
- Find the right water testing lab for Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule compliance, April 14, 2020
- Hot water seed sterilization tool evaluation, March 26, 2020
- COVID-19 and food safety: Common questions from fruit and vegetable growers, March 20, 2020
- New products in the news: Are you reading a sales pitch?, March 1, 2020
- A summary of sauces from Michigan poblano peppers evaluated by the public, December 20, 2019
- Identifying and preventing freeze damage in fall vegetables, October 4, 2019
- When it comes to carrots: Want not, root-knot, October 3, 2019
- Pumpkin management in the final stretch, September 9, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 21, 2019, August 21, 2019
- Vegetable yield and revenue outlook may trigger disaster assistance or insurance claims this year, August 21, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 7, 2019, August 7, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 24, 2019, July 24, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 10, 2019, July 10, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 26, 2019, June 26, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 19, 2019, June 19, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 12, 2019, June 12, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 5, 2019, June 5, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 29, 2019, May 29, 2019
- Join us for a Michigan Enchilada Sauce Taste Trial on June 15, May 29, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 22, 2019, May 22, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 15, 2019, May 15, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 8, 2019, May 8, 2019
- Broad-spectrum fungicides for vegetables, May 1, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 1, 2019, May 1, 2019
- East Michigan vegetable update – April 24, 2019, April 24, 2019
- Tomato leaf mold in hoophouse tomatoes, April 17, 2019
- Bumble bees in greenhouse vegetable production, April 12, 2019
- Current honey bee and bumble bee stocking information, April 12, 2019
- Are bumble bees causing my tomato flowers to fall off?, April 12, 2019
- Chile pepper production trial in Michigan, March 4, 2019
- Hot pepper, sweet pepper, black pepper? Chili, chile, chilli? A peek into the confusing naming conventions of peppers., March 4, 2019
- Results of the 2018 Seedless Pickling Cucumber Variety Trial, March 4, 2019
- Great Lakes EXPO will include free medical evaluation service for using respirators, November 20, 2018
- Farmers growing produce commonly eaten raw will be contacting water testing labs about new rule, November 7, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – Sept. 5, 2018, September 5, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 22, 2018, August 22, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 15, 2018, August 15, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – August 8, 2018, August 8, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 1, 2018, August 1, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 25, 2018, July 26, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 12, 2018, July 12, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 27, 2018, June 27, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 6, 2018, June 6, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 30, 2018, May 30, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 9, 2018, May 9, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable regional report — May 2, 2018, May 2, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update — April 25, 2018, April 25, 2018
- Vegetable pesticide series: Should I use it during bloom?, April 17, 2018
- Commercial specialty crop growers should register with Driftwatch, March 26, 2018
- Vegetable pesticide series: Does it require a respirator?, March 16, 2018
- East Michigan vegetable update – Sept. 6, 2017, September 6, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 23, 2017, August 23, 2017
- Michigan Vegetables: Style is defined by limitations, August 14, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 9, 2017, August 9, 2017
- West central Michigan vegetable update – Aug. 2, 2017, August 2, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update — Aug. 2, 2017, August 2, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update — July 26, 2017, July 26, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 19, 2017, July 19, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – July 5, 2017, July 5, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 28, 2017, June 28, 2017
- Assessing flood damage in pickles, June 27, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 21, 2017, June 21, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 14, 2017, June 14, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – June 7, 2017, June 7, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 31, 2017, May 31, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 24, 2017, May 24, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 17, 2017, May 17, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 10, 2017, May 10, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – May 3, 2017, May 3, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable update – April 26, 2017, April 26, 2017
- Stewart’s wilt in sweet corn 2017, March 20, 2017
- Eastern Michigan labor meetings for produce growers and dairies, January 31, 2017
- Eastern Michigan meetings for produce growers, January 17, 2017
- Kraut-making day a successful marketing tool for Michigan vegetable grower, January 16, 2017
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – August 31, 2016, September 1, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – August 17, 2016, August 17, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – August 3, 2016, August 3, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 27, 2016, July 27, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 20, 2016, July 20, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 13, 2016, July 13, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 29, 2016, June 29, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 22, 2016, June 22, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 15, 2016, June 15, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 8, 2016, June 8, 2016
- 10 things to think about before establishing pollinator habitat, June 8, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 1, 2016, June 1, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – May 25, 2016, May 25, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – May 18, 2016, May 18, 2016
- Using linear bed feet for calculating fertigation and banded fertilizer rates, May 17, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – May 11, 2016, May 11, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – May 4, 2016, May 4, 2016
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – April 27, 2016, April 27, 2016
- 2015 Butternut squash cereal rye cover crop trial, February 15, 2016
- Seedless cucumbers are a different pickle, February 4, 2016
- Michigan’s Bay and Thumb area vegetable meetings in 2016, December 21, 2015
- Swede midge biology and management, October 12, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – August 26, 2015, August 26, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – August 19, 2015, August 19, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – August 12, 2015, August 12, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – August 5, 2015, August 5, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 29, 2015, July 29, 2015
- Vegetable cover crop twilight meeting August 21, July 23, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 22, 2015, July 22, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 15, 2015, July 15, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 8, 2015, July 9, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – July 1, 2015, July 1, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 24, 2015, June 24, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 17, 2015, June 17, 2015
- East Michigan vegetable regional report – June 3, 2015, June 3, 2015
- Bay area vegetable regional report – May 27, 2015, May 27, 2015
- Bay area vegetable regional report – May 20, 2015, May 20, 2015
- Mason and leafcutter beekeeping, May 15, 2015
- Pollination and pollinator information available through MSU Extension, May 15, 2015
- Bay area vegetable regional report – May 13, 2015, May 13, 2015
- Bay area vegetable regional report – April 29, 2015, April 30, 2015
- Squash vine borer biology and management, April 13, 2015
- Honey bee pest and disease diagnostic services could be coming to MSU, April 9, 2015
- Transferring and placing honey bees this spring, April 9, 2015
- MSU Extension News replaced CAT Alerts, January 28, 2015
- Bay area vegetable research and marketing update, January 8, 2015
- Saginaw Bay area vegetable regional report – September 3, 2014, September 3, 2014
- MSU Extension workshops for beekeepers, September 3, 2014
- Saginaw Bay area vegetable regional report – August 6, 2014, August 6, 2014
- Saginaw Bay area vegetable regional report – July 30, 2014, July 30, 2014
- Saginaw Bay area vegetable regional report – July 23, 2014, July 23, 2014
- Saginaw Bay area vegetable regional report – July 16, 2014, July 17, 2014
- Saginaw Bay area vegetable regional report – July 2, 2014, July 3, 2014
- Saginaw Bay area vegetable regional report – June 25, 2014, June 25, 2014
Articles Featuring
- MSU Extension’s Ben Phillips receives Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, July 30, 2025
- AgrAbility helping MSU AgBioResearch center implement assistive technology to support worker, January 7, 2025
- Michigan farmer supports new MSU climate resiliency program, seeks long-term solutions, June 5, 2024
- MSU virtual vegetable trial reviews for Saginaw Bay area, July 16, 2020
- Pollinator Health Meetings to provide update on Great Lakes Pollinator Health Project, February 22, 2019
Authored Documents
- Michigan Fresh: Using, Storing, and Preserving Hot Peppers, August 4, 2023
- 2022 Summer Squash Cultivar Trial, December 7, 2022
- 2022 Specialty Pepper Cultivar Trial, December 7, 2022
- 2022 Bell Pepper Cultivar Trial, December 5, 2022
- 2022 Seedless Pickling Cucumber Cultivar Trial, December 2, 2022
- Boletín E-3413SP Opciones de Seguro para productores de hortalizas, September 6, 2022
- Guía del Cuidado de Polinizadores de Hortalizas (Vegetable Pollinator Stewardship Guide in Spanish), June 2, 2022
- Bulletin E-3413 Insurance Options for Vegetable Growers, April 28, 2021
- Vegetable Pollinator Stewardship Guide, April 16, 2021
- Resources for Farms Impacted by Flooding, June 1, 2020
- Low till vegetable production, February 13, 2018
Videos
- Shoots - Asparagus and Rhubarb
- Froots - Pumpkins, Squash, Melons, Cucumbers
- Getting Going - Lessons Learned in First Three Years of Community Gardening
- What Do Plants Crave?
- Beginning Vegetables
- Farm Policy and Risk Management Series - Vegetable Session
- Alternatives to Paraquat: Use of Tiafenacil as an Alternative to Paraquat to Control Row Middle and Preplant Weed Control
- Shoot Vegetables 101: Salad Mixes
- Biological Management of Insects and Diseases
- Growing for Schools: Crop Production and Planning
- Native Bees for Pollination
- Beekeeping for Pollination and Honey
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