Michigan Farm News http://www.michiganfarmnews.com/ Selected stories from Michigan Farm News en-us Copyright 1999-2012 Michigan Farm Bureau mfbinfo@michfb.com (Michigan Farm Bureau Information & Public Relations Division) mfbwebmaster@michfb.com (Michigan Farm Bureau Web Administrator) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sunday Saturday Grassroots wins labor battle The U.S. Department of Labor withdrew its proposal to prohibit people under age 16 from working on farms. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/cover.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/cover.xml Disaster declarations sought for fruit growers Michigan fruit growers could get help to survive the unprecedented crop damage due to the unusually warm March and freezing temperatures throughout April http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/fruit.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/fruit.xml Diversify to slow weed resistance To reduce the incidence of herbicide-resistant weeds, farmers should diversify their weed management practices and the types of herbicides they use. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/weeds.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/weeds.xml Domino's shareholders reject crate-free requirement Domino's Pizza shareholders rejected a resolution from the Humane Society of the United States requiring the company to source its pork products from suppliers who do not use sow gestation crates. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/dominos.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/dominos.xml Senate Ag Committee passes farm bill The 2012 farm bill passed the Senate Agriculture Committee. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/senate.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/senate.xml Weather forecasts get powerful boost from new computer model A sophisticated new weather forecast computer model, the Rapid Refresh, updates every hour with a new forecast extending out 18 hours for North America. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/weather.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20120515/weather.xml