Terry Henne
Damages to Michigan’s Specialty Crops After Worst Late-Season Freeze in Decades
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said that the late-season cold break in the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast was the worst he’s seen since 1966.
“The...
Agro-Entrepreneurs Adding New Energy To Dairy Industry
The Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference was held over the weekend in Frankenmuth. Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus of agricultural and applied economics at...
Michigan Land Values Projected to Remain Unchanged in 2020
All across the country, land values continue to be relatively flat, according to Farmers National Company.
For the multiple struggles Michigan grappled with in 2019,...
Wheat Growers Encouraged to Lock In Prices for Beyond Current Year...
Winter wheat planting in Michigan is done for the season, and it appears as though many producers have planned on planting more wheat than...
News That Could Move Markets Aside From January WASDE Report
There continues to be uncertainty as we start 2020 as to what the markets are gong to be doing. Many believe that it will...
Should Hemp Growers Lock In Prices?
Since the 2018 farm bill legalized hemp production, Michigan began its pilot program in 2019, registering and licensing 527 growers who planned to plant...
Benefits of Marketing Corn This Winter
Cody Harris, market analyst and trader with Star of the West has a telephone that won’t quit ringing. With March corn futures trading around...
“Big Changes” Coming in Pesticide World with Re-Registering Atrazine
Growers and agribusinesses in Michigan were surprised and pleased to hear the EPA will take the next step in the process to re-register the...
Michigan Sugar Beet Growers Counting Their Blessings
With the tough year that 2019 turned into being, Michigan sugar beet growers have done well this year, according to Rob Clark, spokesman for...
MABA President: We Could See “An Awful Lot” of Crop if...
Growers are taking a look at market prices and trying to figure out what they should be doing.
According to Jim Byrum, president of the...
