What's Making News
This year is shaping up to be a good year for area pumpkin growers. Though some experienced problems with ... Read entire story
A group of community members, including several farmers, are pushing back against St. Joseph County's plans to ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
Most regions in the Lower Peninsula experienced warm temperatures at of the start of the week, but by the weekend, temperatures ... Read entire story
Above average rainfall on already saturated fields slowed harvest progress. Significant mid-week rain events ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
The Agriculture Department raised its 2018 and 2019 milk production estimates in the latest World Agricultural ... Read entire story
Soybean prices received support with the release of the October crop production report. The lowering of ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
In the unseasonable heat of mid-September, the yard's many black walnut trees began shedding their heavy ... Read entire story
I never gave any thought to growing older.
In our 20s, youth with all its hopes, dreams and eagerness shines ... Read entire story