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How much do you know about being a U.S. citizen?How much do you know about being a U.S. citizen?

Jen’s Jots: A civics test challenges one’s knowledge of American government, history and values.

byJennifer Kiel

Nov 30, 2023|

3 Min Read

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USDA steps in as apple bins run over USDA steps in as apple bins run over

byJennifer Kiel

Nov 29, 2023

4 Min Read

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When silage runs low, don’t rush new crop When silage runs low, don’t rush new crop

Nov 28, 2023

3 Min Read

A flock of chicken grazing freely

Backyard flock tests positive for avian flu Backyard flock tests positive for avian flu

byJennifer Kiel

Nov 22, 2023

3 Min Read

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Farm Business Planning

Tax Tip: 100% bonus depreciation is being phased down Tax Tip: 100% bonus depreciation is being phased down

Nov 21, 2023

2 Min Read

Pictured from left: Amara Jackson, Grant Norfleet, Carter Howell, Kanyon Huntington, Morgan Anderson, Emily Gossett

Names in the news

The journey to becoming National FFA president The journey to becoming National FFA president

byJennifer Kiel

Nov 17, 2023

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Market Overview

Contract	Last	Change	High	Low	Open	Last Trade
Mar 24 Corn	485.5	+0.75	488.5	481.25	483.75	07:19 PM
Mar 24 Oats	395	+10.25	395	381	387.25	07:19 PM
Jan 24 Class III Milk	16.41	+0.1	16.57	16.3	16.31	07:55 PM
Jan 24 Soybean	1306.25	-18.75	1329.25	1303.5	1322.5	07:19 PM
Jan 24 Feeder Cattle	210.525	-3.9	214.525	209.15	214	07:04 PM
Dec 23 Ethanol Futures	2.161	unch —	2.161	2.161	0	07:16 PM

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Farm Business Planning

For charity, donate grain instead of cash

For charity, donate grain instead of cash

Someone calculating numbers and looking through paperwork

Farm Business Planning

Finish year off right with tax planning

Finish year off right with tax planning

The Michigan state capitol building in evening light

How much money do your elected officials make?

How much money do your elected officials make?

Combine and grain wagon harvesting crop

Weather takes a bite out of wheat acres

Weather takes a bite out of wheat acres

byJennifer Kiel

Michigan Whitetail deer and the firearm used to harvest the animal

Conservation & Sustainability

10 best practices for firearm deer season

10 best practices for firearm deer season

Two deer in the woods looking through the trees

Ogemaw County reports CWD-positive deer

Ogemaw County reports CWD-positive deer

A close up of a soybean covered in frost and ready for harvest

Harvest and handle frost-damaged soybeans

Harvest and handle frost-damaged soybeans

red ATV in a harvested wheat field

How do you define an accident?

How do you define an accident?

byJennifer Kiel

A visitor of the Global Produce and Floral Show speaking with a representative at a potato chip stand

Potato yields strong, except where fields were flooded

Potato yields strong, except where fields were flooded

Volunteers demonstrating grain bin safety

Farm Operations

Grain bin safety: Avoid the need to enter

Grain bin safety: Avoid the need to enter

byJennifer Kiel

A diesel-burning tugboat parked at a dock near a facility

Biodiesel embraced by marine industry

Biodiesel embraced by marine industry

byJennifer Kiel

Stacked boxes wrapped in plastic on pallets being loaded onto shipping containers

Conference to address challenges in ag transport

Conference to address challenges in ag transport

A group of adults and students smile as they pose in front of a semitruck holding a large check

Cass City’s CDL course receives $10K boost from ACH Seeds

Cass City’s CDL course receives $10K boost from ACH Seeds

Solar panels and wind turbines

Ag grants available for energy projects

Ag grants available for energy projects

Raw seed mix isolated on a white background

Mystery seeds return to Michigan

Mystery seeds return to Michigan

Yellow caution tape with the words West Nile Virus and illustrations of mosquitos

Horse tests positive for West Nile virus

Horse tests positive for West Nile virus

Grain storage bins behind a harvested field

MAC expands service by leasing Kalmbach Feeds’ grain facility

MAC expands service by leasing Kalmbach Feeds’ grain facility

A large tractor driving down a rural road

Slow down, be safe during harvest season

Slow down, be safe during harvest season

Boxes and crates full of red apples stored inside the back of a truck

Michigan brings in bumper apple crop

Michigan brings in bumper apple crop

byJennifer Kiel

A horse barn with a green roof and a small building to the right

Love of family farmstead, history prompts preservation

Love of family farmstead, history prompts preservation

byJan Corey Arnett

Farmer, Jacob Faist, poses for a photograph in a field of damaged crops

Farmers lose thousands to deer feeding

Farmers lose thousands to deer feeding

byJennifer Kiel

A woman in a soybean field examining a plant leaf

5 tips for battling white mold in soybeans

5 tips for battling white mold in soybeans

Michigan dairy farmers (top, left to right) Brad Ritter, Tim Hood and Brian Preston, listen intently to a woman speaking to them

Livestock/Dairy

Producers call for Federal Milk Marketing Order reform

Producers call for Federal Milk Marketing Order reform

Farmer and financial adviser talking in animal farm

Every successful farm needs team of experts

Every successful farm needs team of experts

A close-up of dark purple grapes on a vine

Webinar focuses on crop insurance options for fruit growers

Webinar focuses on crop insurance options for fruit growers

Black horses in a show ring pulling a carriage with two people

Draft horse show coming to East Lansing

Draft horse show coming to East Lansing

Harvested sugar beet root extracted from the ground

When sugarbeets need harvesting, farmer's friends show up to help

When sugarbeets need harvesting, farmer's friends show up to help

A mountain range with damaged pine trees

Conservation & Sustainability

2 more invasives to look for in Michigan

2 more invasives to look for in Michigan

Farmworkers out in the field working with crops

Farm Operations

Growers urged to complete ag labor survey

Growers urged to complete ag labor survey

Tom Downey, Joe Diglio, Omid McDonald and Dave Geros

Livestock/Dairy

Michigan co-op plans to turn milk byproduct into ethanol

Michigan co-op plans to turn milk byproduct into ethanol

byJennifer Kiel

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