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MDARD Shares Reminders to Keep Pets Safe this Spring Holiday Season

As Michiganders prepare to celebrate this spring holiday season, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reminding owners of some of...
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MDARD, MDHHS Encourage Continued Focus on Germ Risk Reduction Strategies with Spring Sales of Baby Poultry

With the sale of baby poultry (chicks, ducklings, etc.) this spring season, the Michigan departments of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and Health and...
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MDARD Announces Grants to Help Michigan’s Registered Animal Shelters Better Support Homeless Pets

 The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Animal Welfare Fund grants. This year,...
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How insects survive cold: The potential effect of a mild winter

Christina DiFonzo Michigan State University Extension Freezing temperatures are detrimental to many forms of life, including most insects. Insects are exothermic (cold-blooded), which means they cannot produce...
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Governor Whitmer Proclaims March as Michigan Food and Agriculture Month

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed March as Michigan Food and Agriculture Month, to honor and celebrate Michigan's farmers, the diversity of products grown and...
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Gratiot Conservation District to Host Annual Meeting on Feb. 6

The Gratiot Conservation District will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting on Thursday, February 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Gratiot-Isabella RESD Building,...
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State Encourages Owners to Help Keep Their Animals Warm and Safe in Cold Temperatures

Feeling the chill? Chances are your animals are too As cold temperatures settle in around the state, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
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New Farm-to-Family Grant Program Now Open

Michigan's first-ever grant program aimed at strengthening the state's middle-of-the-supply-chain agri-food systems is now open, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director...
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Gratiot Animal Scramble Sale Tops $88K

Michael MacDonald Herald Editor More than $88,300 was raised at last Sunday’s Gratiot Animal Scramble sale, the culmination of a youth...
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Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent Gratiot Commissioner Steve Sopocy didn’t hold back skepticism over taxpayers financing an expanded countywide bus system. He and...
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Fourth-Generation Insurance Agency Expands in Ithaca

William Meiners Herald Correspondent Simmet Insurance Agency, a fourth-generation family business with roots in Gratiot County dating to 1920, has expanded...

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