Insurance Agent Lowell Korfmacher Earns High Honors

March 4, 2014 Category: People

Lowell offers a helping hand to youth in his community and thrives on giving to others.

Are solar panels on your farm tax-exempt?

March 3, 2014 Category: Technology

by Michigan Farm Bureau

If the assessor disagrees in regard to the use of the solar panel, the taxpayer should still file the Personal Property Tax Statement and indicate in writing that they believe the personal property is exempt.

Budget proposal a boon for ag

February 28, 2014 Category: Farm News Stories

by Paul W. Jackson

The governor's recommendation for the departments of agriculture, natural resources and environmental quality to form a united front against invasive threats is a sound investment in safeguarding our food supply, according to Michigan Farm Bureau.

Keeping OSHA in its pasture

February 27, 2014 Category: Front Page News

by Paul W. Jackson

Farms will adopt good safety practices if they get some assistance in developing them. But they won't under the strong arm of a regulation that's heavy on paperwork and light on practical guidance.

Tax management bins emptied by accounting rule?

February 25, 2014 Category: Front Page News

by Paul W. Jackson

There's a lot to like about the effort to simplify an extremely complicated tax code. But Camp's proposal will have consequences that may not be acceptable in farm country, even if it only applies, initially, to the biggest farms.

Fish kills may be common following this winter's extreme conditions

February 24, 2014 Category: Front Page News

by the Michigan DNR

Fish and other aquatic life typically die in late winter, but may not be noticed until a month after the ice leaves the lake because the dead fish and other aquatic life are temporarily preserved by the cold water.

Horse vs. horse: Betting against the house

February 18, 2014 Category: Livestock

by Paul W. Jackson

At Hazel Park and Northville Downs, thoroughbred racing will replace harness racing after the tracks are revamped. That leaves the harness racers with 10 days to race at Northville until thoroughbreds take over July 1, and 10 days at Hazel Park until Oct. 18, when thoroughbreds take over.

Go ahead and eat snow

February 18, 2014 Category: People

by the University of Missouri

Despite negative information, eating snow is safe.

Margin Protection Program new in farm bill dairy title

February 14, 2014 Category: Markets & Weather

by NMPF

Payments will be made to milk producers based on the percentage of their production history they have chosen to protect and the level of margin coverage they have selected.

New laws increase fines for poaching antlered deer, recreational trespass

February 14, 2014 Category: Crops

by DNR

Under the new law, poachers who kill an antlered buck will now lose their hunting privileges for an additional two years on their first offense (potentially six years in total) and an additional seven years on second and subsequent offenses (potentially 11 years in total).