Gov. Whitmer Signs EO Protecting Migrant Agricultural Workers Living in Congregate...
Governor Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday signed Executive Order 2020-111, which provides additional requirements and procedures to keep agricultural workers and the food supply safe from the...
Michigan Ag Today Adds Specialty Crop Programming
Michigan agriculture is incredibly diverse with close to 300 different crops in commercial production. Michigan Ag Today is the only state farm radio network...
COVID-19 Continues to Impact Farmer Sentiment, Majority Indicate Economic Assistance Bill...
James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after falling sharply in both March and April. The Purdue...
Sen. Stabenow Introduces Legislation to Address Food Supply Chain Bottlenecks
Last week, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee, introduced a bill to protect the food supply.
The Food Supply Protection...
Michigan Corn, Soybean Planting Nearing Completion, Sugarbeet Planting Finished
Some areas of the state experienced rain showers which slightly hindered field progress. However, that moisture contributed to growth of Michigan’s field crops.
Compared to...
Michigan Wheat Program Field Day Set as “Virtual” Conference on June...
Don’t let a pandemic spoil your chance to hear the latest information about wheat production! Registration is live for the Michigan Wheat Program’s 2020...
Will China Really Halt U.S. Pork Purchases?
On Friday, President Trump announced the government would no longer give Hong Kong special treatment to punish Beijing. Now, it appears the Chinese government...
Commentary: Farmers Would Welcome Fact Checking
President Trump is currently in a fight with social media. The President. who has used social media to his advantage, is now threatening to...
Planting Forecast: Significant Change in Weather Pattern Coming
A front finally cleared the eastern Corn Belt late Friday, and behind it we see significant changes in our weather pattern, at least for...
Things to Consider When Making Replant Decisions
In the span of a couple weeks, Michigan farmers experienced frost and a lot of rain. While the frost didn’t do much damage, Christopher...
