Commentary: Farmers Would Welcome Fact Checking June 1, 2020 2:02 pm|President Trump is currently in a fight with social media. The President. who has used social media to…
Planting Forecast: Significant Change in Weather Pattern Coming May 29, 2020 6:18 pm|A front finally cleared the eastern Corn Belt late Friday, and behind it we see significant changes in…
Things to Consider When Making Replant Decisions May 29, 2020 5:57 pm|In the span of a couple weeks, Michigan farmers experienced frost and a lot of rain. While the…
Planting Forecast: A Dry Cooldown Before a Spike in Temperatures May 29, 2020 3:41 pm|The Michigan Ag Today Planting Forecast is made possible by Michigan Agricultural Commodities. MAC remains open to provide…
MAP: What’s The Status of Michigan’s County Fairs? May 29, 2020 12:25 pm| Plenty of county fairs in Michigan have been canceled over fears of the coronavirus. What is the status…
A “Challenging” Season For Michigan Sugarbeet Producers Coming to an End May 28, 2020 2:14 pm|The Michigan Ag Today Sugarbeet Planting report is brought to you by Betaseed: where research breeds confidence. After…
Sen. Stabenow Introduces Legislation to Protect America’s Food Supply May 28, 2020 12:50 pm|U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, introduced legislation…
Farmers in 79 Michigan Counties Eligible for USDA Disaster Assistance Program May 27, 2020 10:45 pm|While the focus of USDA assistance has centered on the recently announced Coronavirus Food Assistance Program or CFAP,…
H-2A Positions Increase Five-Fold Since 2005 May 27, 2020 8:55 pm|The USDA says the number of H-2A workers increased five-fold between 2005 and 2019. USDA’s Economic Research Service…
Rain Slows Field Crop Progress, Allows Fruit Diseases to Develop May 27, 2020 3:58 pm|Rainfall last week hampered significant planting progress in Michigan, leaving 2.0 days suitable for fieldwork. According to USDA’s…