Adopt-A-Farm Series: The Hiebers get the fields ready
Published: Thursday, April 29, 2010

By Daniel Lai, Heritage Newspapers

At Hieber Farm in Washtenaw County, Ken and Charles Hieber are busy getting their fields ready to plant feed corn and soybeans in the coming weeks.   (To view the entire article please click on the following link).

http://www.heritage.com/articles/2010/04/29/life/doc4bd854e686fe2266238477.txt

Adopt-A-Farm series: It's lambing season on the Hieber Farm
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 (To view the entire article click on the following link:

http://www.heritage.com/articles/2010/03/18/heritagewest/news/doc4b9f87c5b27b3457108219.txt

You likely see these in your MFB pipeline, but if not, here's a link to the first (Daniel Lai) article for the 2010 Adopt-a-Farm series in the Heritage Newspapers (western region) about life on the Ken Heiber family farm(s). The hard copy appeared in last Thursday's paper (4 Feb.) and was titled: Ewe & Me.

http://www.heritage.com/articles/2010/02/02/life/doc4b68e4a5d3e93682398036.txt

Another article (see link below) is about the Walter Wolfgang Memorial Conservation Farmer of the Year Award award for 2009 presented to the DuRussel Potato Farm which is MAEAP verified in farmstead and cropping systems.

http://heritage.com/articles/2010/01/27/manchester_enterprise/news/doc4b610be7b63ef359874056.txt

Another article (see link below) to the latest article in the Adopt-a-Farm Series by Daniel Lai about the Hieber's hay harvest.

http://www.heritage.com/articles/2010/07/13/life/doc4c38f6175c44b439251905.txt

This is a link to Daniel's on-line blog about his experience with the hay harvest and climbing to the top of the barn loft where the hay is stored. A fun read!

http://chelseanewsroom.blogspot.com/2010/07/fun-part-about-job.html

WASHTENAW COUNTY: Heritage Newspapers named Agricultural Communicator of the Year

The Heritage Newspapers West group, which includes seven weeklies in Washtenaw County and one in Wayne County, received the Agricultural Communicator of the Year Award Sept. 23.

To Read the entire article please click on the following link

http://www.heritage.com/articles/2010/10/02/heritagewest/news/doc4ca776ea43b83335873487.txt

Continued great work by the Hieber family from Washtenaw County & Heritage Newspapers for this ongoing Adopt-A-Farm series showing the many ways Michigan Farmers CARE. Thanks for telling ag's story in such an honest & personal way!  To see the entire article please click on the following link    http://www.heritage.com/articles/2010/10/08/life/doc4cafa86b3d458195512642.txt