AgriNotes & News 05-18-2012
AgriNotes & News 05-18-2012
Lawmakers turn attention to state's beleaguered fruit growers
It's not the kind of national attention Michigan would prefer, but this week and next the counties up and down the Lake Michigan coastline are under scrutiny from agricultural leaders and state and federal-level legislators. They're surveying the damage to fruit crops wrought by a mild winter, summerlike March and multiple April freezes.
It's not the kind of national attention Michigan would prefer, but this week and next the counties up and down the Lake Michigan coastline are under scrutiny from agricultural leaders and state and federal-level legislators. They're surveying the damage to fruit crops wrought by a mild winter, summerlike March and multiple April freezes.
Gov. Snyder Proclaims May 'Michigan Asparagus Month'
Governor Rick Snyder proclaimed May as Michigan Asparagus Month to encourage Michigan residents to eat healthier and support Michigan's agricultural economy.
Governor Rick Snyder proclaimed May as Michigan Asparagus Month to encourage Michigan residents to eat healthier and support Michigan's agricultural economy.
EXTRA: Media: What's farming near you?
Even though in most parts of the state agriculture is, literally, all around you, it can be tough for reporters new to the farm beat to hook into what's going on locally. Farm Bureau's here to help you make inroads and get acquainted with good sources in your area, whether it's a breadbasket county in the Thumb, an urbanized area dominated by subdivisions and strip malls, or even if your neck of the woods is mostly woods!
Even though in most parts of the state agriculture is, literally, all around you, it can be tough for reporters new to the farm beat to hook into what's going on locally. Farm Bureau's here to help you make inroads and get acquainted with good sources in your area, whether it's a breadbasket county in the Thumb, an urbanized area dominated by subdivisions and strip malls, or even if your neck of the woods is mostly woods!
