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Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development grants $150,000 to local companies for increased production, sustainability measures and new jobs

 Today, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development voted to approve two Food and Agriculture Investment Fund grants for local Michigan businesses, Iron...

Agricultural Preservation Fund Board Award $2 million to Local Farmland Preservation Programs

 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell and the Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund Board (APFB) have awarded $2 million in...

MDARD Director Gary McDowell Selects Sarah Lucas as Deputy of the Newly Created Office of Rural Development

 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell is pleased to announce the selection of Sarah Lucas to lead the newly...

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Offers WBSCM Refresher Training to Current Vendors

 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is providing current vendors an opportunity to participate in our live, on-line training sessions...

Michigan Trout Production

 The value of all trout sold and distributed in Michigan was $3,907,000 in 2021. This is down 62 percent from last year. Information by sales...

Michigan Farm Numbers

The number of farms in Michigan in 2021 was 46,000. Land in farms was 9.7 million acres, down 100,000 acres from last year. The average...

Explaining precision agriculture

 Few, if any, aspects of life in the 21st century have not been touched by technology. Advancements in technology have affected everything from the...

Michigan Cattle Inventory

 All cattle and calves in Michigan as of January 1, 2022 were 1.12 million head, down 2 percent from last year. Michigan highlights from...

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Arts United Event Brings in Over $54,000

Chelsea Sherlock Herald Correspondent  The eighth annual Arts United brought a sold-out crowd to Alma College’s Oscar E. Remick Heritage Center...
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Ithaca Girl Tops in State at Michigan FFA Convention

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor  A seventh-grader from Ithaca made history last week at the Michigan Future Farmers of America Convention, becoming...

Needham’s Home Center to Close After 47 Years in Business

By Megan Neeley Herald Correspondent Having served the Gratiot community for nearly five decades, Needham’s Home Center in St. Louis is...

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Arts United Event Brings in Over $54,000

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Ithaca Girl Tops in State at Michigan FFA Convention

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