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Ahead of gardening season MDARD reminds public to help prevent the spread of invasive plant pests

It’s spring in Michigan and that means Michiganders are thinking about what they want to plant in their garden this year. As gardening season...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Three New Michigan Dairy Herds

 Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy herds...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Michigan Dairy Herd

Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Tim Boring announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy...

US farmers expect to plant less corn and more soybean acres

Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the...

USDA National Agricultural Statistics

Michigan Trout Production The value of all trout sold and distributed in Michigan was $5,341,000 in 2023, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Region. This...

The Forgotten Farm Risk

By Stacey Cary-Jenkins Gratiot County Farm Bureau  When Thomas Jefferson said, “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will, in the end, contribute most to real...

MDARD Provides Funding to MSU Extension to Accelerate Program

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is furthering its partnership with Michigan State University (MSU) Extension by helping to accelerate the...

Protecting Farmers from Overreach Should be Bipartisan Priority, Local Rep Says

 State Rep. Jerry Neyer is calling on the Michigan House and Democrat Speaker of the House Joe Tate to prioritize his legislation that protects...

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Meeting Minutes Detail Neighbors’ Frustrations With Homeless Shelter

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor The City of St. Louis Planning Commission recently renewed a three-year Special Use Permit for the Gratiot...
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Demolition Approved for Historic St. Louis Building

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent A unanimous vote by the St. Louis City Council last week sealed the fate of a historic...

New Jail Administrator Named for Gratiot County Sheriff’s Office

By Michael MacDonald Herald Editor  Gratiot County Sheriff Michael Morris announced last week the promotion of James Andrew to Lieutenant Jail...

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Meeting Minutes Detail Neighbors’ Frustrations With Homeless Shelter

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor The City of St. Louis Planning Commission...

Demolition Approved for Historic St. Louis Building

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent A unanimous vote by the St. Louis...
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