2000 Archive
AgriNotes & News 2000-12-21
- Fruit, vegetable processors get first Ag Processing Renaissance Zone tax breaks
- Take a shot-Late-season hunting encouraged to control Michigan's deer herd
- Farm worker legislation gets state approval but not federal OK
AgriNotes & News 2000-12-15
- Livestock producers prepare for new rules governing TB testing and animal movement within Michigan
- Apple growers put hope in proposed market loss, tree assistance programs
- Funding established for Animal Health Diagnostic Lab
AgriNotes & News 2000-11-30
- Apple growers taking bite at solving industry woes
- Michigan Farm Bureau teams up against ag waste, EPA rules
- Crop insurance program adds counties, boosts protections
AgriNotes & News 2000-11-21
- Michigan Farm Bureau President Jack Laurie announces retirement
- U.S. agricultural trade desperately needed in Cuba
- Turkey dinner costs less than last year nationally, even less in Michigan
AgriNotes & News 2000-11-16
- Cuba eager for Michigan dry beans
- Stray voltage standard, unbiased investigators sought by farm groups
- Michigan FFA Foundation offers John Deere 720 collectible tractor
AgriNotes & News 2000-11-09
- Cuban sanction reform legislation falls short
- Cuban agriculture facing difficult times
- State finalists selected in Michigan Farm Bureau Young Farmer contests
AgriNotes & News 2000-11-03
- Michigan farmers going to Cuba
- Farmers warned about anhydrous theft
- Michigan gains pseudorabies-free status
- U.S. farm policy workshop offered to producers
AgriNotes & News 2000-10-26
- Michigan Ag Environmental Assurance Program ready to launch
- Michigan Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program operational
- Wheat checkoff vote gets financial boost
- Farmland Preservation and Estate Planning workshop offered to annual meeting participants
AgriNotes & News 2000-10-19
- Agriculture loses under Proposal 2
- Spending bill will help Michigan farmers
- Use of permits on farms tops list of issues debated by MFB Policy Development Committee
AgriNotes & News 2000-10-12
- Michigan Farm Bureau president on board of ag preservation fund
- Former ag secretary solicits Michigan ag vote for Bush
- Late soybean harvest may boost wheat prices
AgriNotes & News 2000-10-05
- EPA begins on-farm inspections of Michigan livestock operations
- Farmers assured of payment for TB-positive animals
- Be aware
- Deer are moving
- Longhorn cattle championship goes on without Michigan producers
AgriNotes & News 2000-09-28
- Safety is key when working cattle
- "Friends of Agriculture" named for election
- Political rallies feature former Secretary of Agriculture
AgriNotes & News 2000-09-21
- Agriculture hails Senate's approval of PNTR with China as benchmark for increased trade
- Farm officials respond to EPA's livestock permit request
- Beef herd in Alcona County is the ninth herd to test TB-positive in Michigan
AgriNotes & News 2000-09-15
- Cheney visits Michigan to pledge support for American farmers
- Michigan apple crop off a third compared to last year
- Hog prices and market numbers now easier to forecast
AgriNotes & News 2000-09-08
- Canada accuses U.S. government of distorting prices on imported corn
- Farm Safety Week Sept. 17-23 emphasizes importance of farm safety plans
- Death tax veto is blow to farmers
AgriNotes & News 2000-08-31
- Pork producers to review check-off program with mid-September vote
- Sugar beet PIK sign-up period ends Sept. 1
- PDR applications now available through MDA
AgriNotes & News 2000-08-24
- Pork producers to review check-off program with mid-September vote
- Sugar beet PIK sign-up period ends Sept. 1
- PDR applications now available through MDA
AgriNotes & News 2000-08-17
- Marketing plans are critical for grain this year
- New research allows apples to be stored without chemicals
- Wisconsin's cattle import changes force cancellation of U.P. feeder calf auction
AgriNotes & News 2000-08-10
- Potential loss of some pesticides leaves farmers looking for alternatives
- EPA may attempt to force DEQ to issue
AgriNotes & News 2000-08-03
- Workshop offers in-depth look at future of ethanol in Michigan
- Economically strained apple growers may get some relief from Congress
- Think carefully about 2001 wheat in crop rotations
AgriNotes & News 2000-07-27
- Privately owned captive deer and elk operations join Michigan's agriculture family
- Michigan asparagus growers seek congressional support for amending Peruvian trade agreement
- Michigan wheat marketing, promotion and research program getting off ground
AgriNotes & News 2000-07-20
- Statewide TB-testing program in full swing
- Payment-in-kind plan considered for sugar beet growers
- State fair exhibits show visitors the Miracle of Life
AgriNotes & News 2000-07-14
- Michigan asparagus producers to lobby D.C. for fair trade
- New tart cherry variety offers choices
- Michigan agriculture to be represented at cumulative risk workshop for pesticides
- Indiana eases import restrictions on Michigan livestock
AgriNotes & News 2000-07-06
- Governor asks USDA for disaster assistance for Southwest Michigan apple and pear producers
- MFB receives grant to study organic marketing cooperative
- Campbell now under contract with asparagus growers
AgriNotes & News 2000-06-30
- Engler signs bills to help anchor Michigan's agriculture industry
- Michigan Farm Bureau members endorse 2000 primary election Friends of Agriculture
- Michigan TB status dropped to nonmodified accredited
- Local teens vote to assess farmland value on its current use
AgriNotes & News 2000-06-22
- Successful land preservation techniques highlighted
- Michigan Legislature focuses on slowing the conversion of farmland
- Wheat referendum effort moves forward
- Beech trees are in trouble
AgriNotes & News 2000-06-15
- Proposed changes for road funding distribution halted in House
- Early wheat harvest may prevent costly sprouting damage
- Michigan tour showcases opportunities for urban redevelopment and farmland preservation
- Michigan consumers pay more for food
AgriNotes & News 2000-06-09
- NRC ignores scientific findings, allows deer baiting and feeding to continue
- Senate supports new tax assessment on farmland
- Elimination of the pop-up tax allows farmland to remain capped
- EPA disregards real-use data and restricts use of Lorsban and Dursban
AgriNotes & News 2000-06-02
- Should flooded fields be replanted?
- Senate supports new tax assessment on farmland
- Another Alcona beef animal has TB-suspect lesions
- Livestock farmers have new guideline for site selection and odor control
AgriNotes & News 2000-05-25
- Cherry burger on its way to becoming the state's official hamburger
- China PNTR vote in U.S. House major victory for Michigan agriculture
- Motorists urged to use caution on rural roads
- Wheat farm tours scheduled throughout the state
- Transportation funding bill slights local roads
AgriNotes & News 2000-05-19
- PNTR with China offers tremendous benefit for Michigan producers
- Farm Bureau seeks applications for outstanding young farmer awards
- Michigan apple growers benefit from trade commission ruling
AgriNotes & News 2000-05-11
- Sales of seed mixes raise funds for Michigan FFA Foundation
- Another livestock herd shows signs of TB
- USDA offers loans for grain storage
- House Republicans press for vote to abolish death tax
AgriNotes & News 2000-05-04
- USDA answers the call for big apple purchase
- Farmers say quarter-mile setback is sufficient
- Michigan producers travelling to D.C. to urge passage of permanent normal trade relations with China
- Michigan Farm Bureau challenges Indiana TB rule
- McManus bills target fairer tax for agricultural lands
AgriNotes & News 2000-04-27
- New guideline for locating large livestock operations under consideration
- Dairymen turn down increase in checkoff
- Chafer is chomping wheat roots
AgriNotes & News 2000-04-20
- Pork prices rebound
- Upper Peninsula dairy herd quarantined following discovery of TB-reactor
- Deer feeding and baiting issue still on the table
AgriNotes & News 2000-04-14
- Ag commission puts full support behind permanent normal trade relations with China
- Proposed TB surveillance program and Animal Health Diagnostics Lab focus of TB satellite conference
- Corn growers may benefit from bill; second one could provide even more benefits
- Private investment to change look of state fair
AgriNotes & News 2000-04-06
- One word seems to cancel weight law's intent
- Alpena County beef herd confirmed bovine TB positive
- Court rules EPA guidelines are advisory, but fails to halt agency
AgriNotes & News 2000-03-30
- Annual Young People's Citizenship Seminar seeks students
- April 12 satellite conference to focus on proposed statewide TB surveillance program
- Crop insurance reform just one hurdle away
AgriNotes & News 2000-03-23
- Rising fuel costs hit farmers hard
- Establishing Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China is a win-win for U.S. producers
- Court ruling should send farmers to their tax accountants
- Congress considering tax reductions and minimum wage increase
AgriNotes & News 2000-03-17
- USDA supports call for additional TB dollars
- Farm Bill rewrite unlikely in 2000
- National Agriculture Week promoted across Michigan
- Young farmers rank availability of land, profitability and loss of farmland as top challenges facing their operations
AgriNotes & News 2000-03-09
- FFA members travel to East Lansing for 72nd State FFA Convention
- TB situation prompts Engler to support $60 million for new diagnostic facility and eradication efforts
- Effort underway to amend Cherry Marketing Order
- Michigan's green fields may mean high wheat yields
AgriNotes & News 2000-03-02
- Michigan Turkey Producers Co-Op opens
- Michigan farmers to focus on TB funding, normal trade with China and farm policy during D.C. trip
- Farm Bureau pushing for USDA purchase of apple products
- Glickman calls for pork check-off referendum
- Michigan FFA members gather for the 72nd State FFA Convention
AgriNotes & News 2000-02-24
- Michigan farmers unveil the truth about Chile and Brazil
- Engler's ag agenda to focus on property tax relief and agricultural processing
- Michigan Young Farmers attend World Congress
AgriNotes & News 2000-02-17
- Five legislators recognized for their key involvement in agricultural legislation
- MDA considers changing policy on depopulation of TB-positive cattle herds
- Do apple producers need a national promotional campaign?
AgriNotes & News 2000-02-10
- Expanded TB testing of livestock expected by mid-February
- Seminars help farmers develop written safety plans
- USDA offering $475 million for oilseed producers
AgriNotes & News 2000-02-03
- To plant biotech or not?
- How does the water flow?
- NASA creates super soil
- Michigan Farm Bureau president challenges TV report that under-emphasizes importance of agriculture
AgriNotes & News 2000-01-27
- Engler to headline MFB Lansing Legislative Seminar
- Bus tour of eastern states showcases smart growth strategies
- Coalition attempting to create ballot proposal for home rule
AgriNotes & News 2000-01-20
- Dingell supports sound science
- New committee seeks input from wheat growers on potential check-off program
- TB meetings scheduled for producers outside quarantined zone
- Governor calls for farmland to be taxed as farmland, not highest value
AgriNotes & News 2000-01-13
- Land-use conference drawing Michigan leaders and nationally renowned experts together
- Americans enjoy world's safest, most abundant, wholesome and affordable supply of food
- Learn the facts about growing biotech crops at February session
AgriNotes & News 2000-01-06
- Michigan Farm Bureau endorses Mike Rogers for 8th Congressional District office
- Governor signs bill to strengthen Michigan agriculture Township association seeking legal analysis
- Conference presents tools and information for improving farm profitability
- Seats still available for National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville
