Results

• 2020 Great Lakes Hop and Barley Conference

  Date: Mar 05, 2020
  The conference, designed for both growers and brewers, will feature tracks designed for hop growers, as well as barley growers. Come learn more about the industry!

• Do you have an exit plan for your small business? Part 1

  Published on December 24, 2014
  Creating a succession plan will help to keep your business running on track.

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  Scaling up to wholesale

  Published on February 8, 2019
  A day-long workshop for small farmers interested in integrating wholesale markets into their sales channels.

• Do you have an exit plan for your small business? Part 2

  Published on December 24, 2014
  Finding outside investors or going out of business can give you a clean break.

• December 2015 landowner oil and gas newsletter available

  Published on March 16, 2016
  A brief summary of articles from the December 2015 newsletter.

• Farms will need to focus on their business plan to stay profitable in 2016 and 2017

  Published on September 27, 2016
  The key to your farm’s future will be how you continue to respond to current economic challenges. Here are some ideas that you should incorporate into your farm's plan for success.

• What you can do to ease the current income squeeze from low farm commodity prices

  Published on April 18, 2017
  Here are a few ideas from the crop side to save money due to low farm commodity prices.

• Estimating wholesale cost of nursery production tools available online

  Published on June 9, 2015
  Free nursery cost of production spreadsheets will help growers estimate production costs and explore opportunities for cost savings.

• Chesapeake Energy Ordered to Pay Michigan Landowner/Mineral Owners Disputed Oil and Gas Lease Bonus

  Published on May 15, 2015
  Landowners who are eligible for the settlement will be notified by mail from the Attorney General’s Office.

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  Agricultural energy efficiency tour: grain dryer system on Michigan farm

  Published on August 1, 2017
  Looking for ways to cut your energy bill this fall? Start with the fuel guzzling grain drying system on most corn and soybean operations.

• Where were your 2016 breakeven costs?

  Published on April 18, 2017
  Will your 2016 production cost impact your 2017 crop rotation or are you still in the dark of what your breakeven may be?

• Into harvest together

  Published on September 13, 2017
  We went to talk with dairy farmers who have an arrangement of harvesting together, here’s what we learned that makes us excited about the possibilities of doing the same.

• Custom machine work rate estimates available

  Published on May 1, 2017
  2017 Farm machine work rates for Michigan summary is now available.

• Sustainability on Michigan farms: Part 4

  Published on August 24, 2017
  Efficiently using resources & bio-controls.

• Inches from greatness

  Published on September 28, 2016
  All it takes is a few small refinements to take your dairy from very good to great.

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  How well do you manage nitrogen in your soil?

  Published on August 12, 2016
  Expert Pete Scharf talks about the importance of nitrogen in preparation for MSU Agriculture Innovation Day.

• Depreciating tile drainage systems

  Published on October 2, 2014
  Increased interest in tile drainage in agricultural fields raises tax questions.

• Credit line necessary for year-end business

  Published on December 15, 2014
  With grain farms facing the lowest prices they have seen in several years, many farms will need to utilize their operating line of credit to close out 2014.

• Marketing update scheduled for thumb

  Published on October 5, 2015
  Grain and dairy markets will be the focus of a meeting set for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 from 10 a.m. – noon. Farms can attend the live session or log in for a live web-feed.

• Why would a poultry producer attend the Powering Michigan Agriculture Conference?

  Published on February 1, 2017
  For one turkey farm, making the energy conservation investment payed off in reduced energy expenses, improved animal welfare, increased market weight, lowered brooder mortality rate and safer working conditions for employees.