Continuous CRP, CREP Sign-Up Periods Begin
The USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is celebrating it’s 50th general sign up. Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Brad…
Category: Michigan Ag News
MABA President: We Could See “An Awful Lot” of Crop if 2020 is “Normal”
Growers are taking a look at market prices and trying to figure out what they should be doing. According to…
Impeachment Trumps all the Clamoring for USMCA
Count American Farm Bureau among those frustrated by the late-breaking roadblocks to the campaign to win Congressional approval of the…
Michigan Dry Bean Regional Meetings Begin
The Michigan Dry Bean Commission is getting ready to kick off four days of their Regional Dry Bean Outlook and…
White House Adviser Working on Biofuel Mandate Plan
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow is working on improving the Trump administration’s plan for bolstering biofuel requirements. Bloomberg says…
USDA Reminds Producers to Contact Insurance Agents about Harvest Delays
The USDA is reminding producers with crop insurance are facing harvest delays to make contact with their crop insurance agents…
Corteva Offering A New Way To Purchase Crop Protection Products
Instead of waiting for rebates and complex programs, Corteva Agriscience is now offering TruChoice. According to Ron Geis, market development…
More Than 3,000 Acres of Michigan Potatoes Left In Fields
Michigan’s potato growers are feeling the effects of the late harvest. Ben Phillips, vegetable crops educator with MSU Extension, says…
H-2A Certified Positions Surpass 258,000
In fiscal year 2019, the H-2A farm labor program set a record for certified positions, which is the number of…
Ranking Member Stabenow Applauds $24 Million for Farm Bill Climate-Smart Agriculture Projects
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded more than…
