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GOP’s Secure the Border Act ‘Devastating’ for Farmers, Says Republican Congressman
A Republican congressman says the GOP’s border bill doesn’t work for farmers or farm workers. The Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) passed in...
Lawmaker Pushes for Improvements to Seasonal, Perishable Crop Protections in Trade...
Tomato production in the United States continues the steady decline it has seen since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)...
Planting Weather Forecast: Dry Weather Pattern Throughout Most of the Week
A large part of Michigan will be dry for the first six days of this planting forecast. All precipitation for this weekend stays largely...
Sunshine, Warm Temperatures Should Allow for Planting Progress Across Michigan
Some good news for Michigan farmers as Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says his Seed Genetics Direct Planting Weather Forecast looks clear this weekend. Martin...
Supreme Court Preserves California’s Prop 12
In a ruling on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court preserved California's Prop 12, a law banning the sale of pork in California from the...
Maintaining Healthy Sugarbeet Crops with BASF’s Provysol® Fungicide
So far in Michigan, 85 percent of the state’s sugarbeet crop has been planted and 30 percent has already emerged according to the USDA. While...
SNAP Work Requirements in Farm Bill Discussions
As lawmakers continue early work on shaping the 2023 farm bill, one of the bill’s biggest programs continues to create a divide.
Nutrition programs account...
Michigan Ag Today Adds Sabrina Halvorson as National Correspondent, Specialty Crop...
Michigan Ag Today (MAT) and Hoosier Ag Today (HAT) have announced that Sabrina Halvorson has been added as a contributor to the broadcast team...
Labor is ‘Number One Challenge Facing Farmers,’ Says NCFC President Chuck...
As many Michigan farms and ag businesses struggle with labor shortages, one Hoosier ag leader continues to push lawmakers on Capitol Hill to pass...
Planting Weather Forecast: Rain May Limit Planting for Much of the...
Cold air is not much of a story in this round of planting weather discussion. However, we are not seeing ample fieldwork windows in...
