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Michigan Carrot Growers Vote to Support Marketing Program

 Michigan's carrot producers have voted to continue the Michigan Carrot Industry Development Program. The program will continue for an additional five years, ending July...

Farmers, Backyard Poultry Owners Must Tighten and Heighten Biosecurity to Protect Their Animals from Bird Flu

As highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, continues to impact poultry and dairy cattle across the U.S., Michigan Department of...

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...

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Fair For Youth Sales Near $855K

William Meiners Herald Correspondent For nearly 80 years, the Gratiot County Fair For Youth has put children on a path to...
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Solar Project Would Span Sumner, Seville Townships

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent A 125-megawatt solar energy facility is being considered for an area stretching from northern Sumner Township into...

State Backs Alma’s $40M Wastewater Plant Overhaul

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent Alma’s proposed $40 million reconstruction of its Washington Avenue wastewater treatment plant has qualified for state support...

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Fair For Youth Sales Near $855K

William Meiners Herald Correspondent For nearly 80 years, the Gratiot County...

Solar Project Would Span Sumner, Seville Townships

Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent A 125-megawatt solar energy facility is being...
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