USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses, Ag Producers May 21, 2020 4:57 pm|U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion…
Michigan Blueberry Commission Optimistic with Trade Developments, Promising Crop May 21, 2020 2:10 pm|China has announced is opening is opening its borders to U.S. blueberries. Any time product is moved across…
Michigan Flood: Resources to Assist Flood-Impacted Areas May 21, 2020 1:41 am|Becky McKendry, Michigan State University Extension Several Michigan counties experienced significant flooding in the past several days. Even when…
March Margins Trigger Dairy Margin Coverage Program Payment May 20, 2020 11:52 pm|USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced this week that the March triggered the first payment to dairy farmers enrolled…
MDARD Offers Guidance to U-Pick Operations in Advance of Opening for the Season May 20, 2020 7:46 pm|As warmer weather approaches, so does Michigan’s U-pick season. Farm operations across the state are working so they…
Wine on Wheels: How Mobile Bottling is Benefiting Michigan’s Wine Industry May 19, 2020 7:39 pm|Harbor Hill Fruit Farms is an umbrella company for wineries. They offer vineyard services, winemaking, custom labeled wine,…
USDA: Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers Through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program May 19, 2020 4:58 pm|U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will…
Shop Local to Reduce Stress, Anxiety During COVID-19 May 19, 2020 4:48 pm|With all the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, it’s a good practice the things you can and forget the rest,…
USDA: Michigan Planting Continues Swift Pace, Extent of Freeze Damage to Fruit Unknown May 19, 2020 1:21 pm|Before rain fell later in the week, there was substantial planting progress made in Michigan, according to USDA’s…
Sens. Stabenow, Peters Sign Letter Urging Action to Ensure Meat Processing Worker Safety May 15, 2020 6:12 pm|On Friday, a group of 29 Democratic Senators led by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S.…