Michigan Ag Today
Gov. Whitmer Makes Appointments to Michigan Dairy Market Program Committee
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan Dairy Market Program Committee.
Jeremy Beebe, of Whittemore, is the owner of Double B Dairy,...
Cherry Producers and Processors Vote to Renew Tart Cherry Marketing Order
The USDA has tallied the results of the March referendum vote for the renewal of the tart cherry Federal Marketing Order and the nation’s...
Michigan Dairy Farmers Deliver Coolers to Food Pantries
Eighteen local food banks across Michigan have been awarded milk refrigeration units as part of a United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) pilot grant...
Sens. Stabenow, Peters Sign Letter Urging Action to Ensure Meat Processing...
On Friday, a group of 29 Democratic Senators led by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and...
Stabenow Announces $22.5 Million High-Speed Internet Investment in Rural West Michigan
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny...
Michigan State University Blueberry Breeder Awarded USDA Grant to Improve Blueberry,...
Patrick Edger, assistant professor in the Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Horticulture, was awarded a four-year, $1.13 million grant, including matching funds, from...
Ag Barometer Drops Below 100 as Coronavirus Disrupts Agriculture
By James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
For the second month in a row the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped sharply,...
Michigan Dry Bean Industry Donates Seven Tons of Beans for Distribution...
Michigan’s dry edible bean industry and the Food Bank Council of Michigan Tuesday announced Michigan dry bean farmers, processors and shippers are joining forces to...
Farmer Co-ops Press Fairness for All Producers in Guest Worker Wage...
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Monday asked White House officials to ensure that efforts to reform wages paid under the H-2A agricultural guest worker...
USDA Steps Up Dairy Aid, NMPF Concerned About Payment Limits as...
Dairy will receive significant assistance from a federal package for producers USDA unveiled after Congress approved a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill. But more...
