MDARD Grants Aimed at Food Desert, Processing, State Supply Chain December 17, 2020 3:41 pm|The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Thursday awarded Value Added and Regional Food System grants to…
USDA Releases Report About the Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture December 17, 2020 3:04 pm|On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report, The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture, prepared…
Michigan Corn Farmers Recognized in National Corn Yield Contest December 17, 2020 10:34 am|The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) this week announced the winners of its 56th annual National Corn Yield…
Using Laser Scarecrows to Keep Birds Out of Your Sweet Corn This Summer December 17, 2020 9:01 am|Sweet corn naturally attracts butter and salt once it’s out of the field, but in the field, it…
Two U.S. Weather Extremes, One Affecting Winter Wheat December 16, 2020 6:00 pm|Parts of the Midwest received snowfall and some accumulation Wednesday. In the northeast this week 60 million people…
USDA’s Year in Review: Sec. Perdue Proud of Keeping Customers ‘Front and Center’ in 2020 December 16, 2020 3:43 pm|U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is applauding the accomplishments made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
MSU Awarded USDA-NIFA Grant to Support Native American Students in Agriculture December 16, 2020 3:09 pm|Michigan State University (MSU) has been awarded $140,000 to support the Growing Native American Student Pathways into Agriculture…
NAWG Shares Wheat Priorities with the Biden-Harris Transition Team December 16, 2020 8:59 am|This week, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) issued a letter to the Biden-Harris transition team which…
Satellite Imagery in Ag Helps Growers, Advisers Stay Connected December 15, 2020 3:44 pm|One thing that became certain in all the unpredictability of 2020, we are an innovative and resilient society.…
Michigan Dairy Farmers Caught Up In Dean Foods Bankruptcy December 15, 2020 2:51 pm|The Michigan Department of Attorney General and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) recently learned…