Midwest

Coulter’s Farm Properties in New Era upgrading with MDARD grant

During its regularly scheduled May 12 meeting, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development voted to approve Food and Agriculture Investment Fund grants for four Michigan companies preparing to grow operations, expand product lines,... more »

Michigan State University CANR interim dean set to be Kelly Millenbah

Michigan State University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., has recommended Kelly F. Millenbah, Ph.D., as interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR). Pending Board of Trustee... more »

Texas Tech’s new provost, senior vice president is MSU’s Hendrick

Ronald L. Hendrick, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) at Michigan State University (MSU), has been appointed provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at Texas Tech University, effective July... more »

Nearly $8M awarded for Western Lake Erie Basin project with multiple states

Recently, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that a multi-state conservation program – led by Indiana and including the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as a key partner – received $7,780,799 to... more »

Leaders appointed to Michigan Asparagus Marketing Program Advisory Board

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on April 23 named individuals appointed to the Asparagus Marketing Program Advisory Board. Kevin Burmeister, of Shelby, is the manager of Lakeshore Farms Inc. He is appointed to represent at-large growers for a term commencing April... more »

Clover Adams to lead Michigan Asparagus

The Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board named Jamie Clover Adams as its new executive director effective May 10. Clover Adams brings more than 25 years of state and federal... more »

GoalTender: Renewed label for onions and cole crops in Michigan

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has approved the renewal of a Special Local Needs (SLN) label, also known as a Section 24c label, for the use of GoalTender on onions and cole crops (broccoli,... more »

Pollinator stewardship guide available for Michigan vegetable growers

Growers, beekeepers and Michigan State University Extension provided input on a vegetable pollinator stewardship guide to protect and support managed pollinators. The Vegetable Pollinator Stewardship Guide was developed as part of a strategy to reduce pollinator exposure... more »