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Executive Order Grants Temporary Extension of Driver’s Licenses, Vehicle Registrations
Under a new Executive Order (EO – 2020-47) signed on April 13 and effective immediately, Michigan’s Secretary of State will be allowed to grant...
EGLE Updates New Livestock Operation Permit
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) released a revised general permit last week for roughly 260 Michigan livestock producers. The...
State Department Interview Waivers for H-2 Visas is Good News for...
The U.S. State Department has authorized officers to expand the categories of H-2 visa applicants eligible to waive an in-person interview. Secretary Mike Pompeo, in...
Consumer Response to COVID-19 Drives Grocery Demand, Prices
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order closing restaurants to on-premise consumption as a COVID-19 risk mitigation effort, means 51% of the meals normally consumed outside...
February Ag Economy Barometer Hits New All-Time High
By James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture
The Ag Economy Barometer rose slightly compared to a month earlier, with a reading of...
February Supply and Demand Report Raises World Soybean Stocks
WHEAT: The outlook for 2019/20 U.S. wheat is for stable supplies, increased exports, and decreased ending stocks. The only supply or use category that...
Dealing with Farm Stress and Removing the Stigma
By Mitch Galloway
Michigan Farm News
Completion of the 2018 harvest left Matt Schwab depressed, deflated and irritated.
Depressed, because the farm wasn’t making money. Deflated, because...
Harvest Forecast: Dry Window For Most Of The Week
We have a bit of a dry window here in the short haul part of our harvest forecast. We should be dry all weekend...
Commodity Classic Registration Now Open
Registration and housing for America’s largest farmer-led, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience officially opens at 10:00 a.m. Central on Wednesday, November 13.
The 2020 Commodity...
Voting Begins for 2019 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots on November 4 to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the Farm...
