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• Tax laws and their impacts on farms in 2018

  Published on April 12, 2018

  A breakfast meeting on April 17 in St. Joseph County will focus on various tax laws, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and how they will impact farmers in 2018. The meeting will also be available online.

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  The Soil Health Nexus is looking to better understand your soil health challenges

  Published on April 11, 2018

  Take this survey to help us develop soil health tools to educate farmers, farm consultants, educators, and agency personal.

• Prepare for the 2018 cropping season with breakfast meeting series in St. Joseph County

  Published on March 16, 2018

  A breakfast meeting series for field crop producers and agribusiness professionals in southwest Michigan will run March 27 – May 15, 2018, in Centreville.

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  Farmers can apply for EQIP funds to enhance monarch butterfly habitat

  Published on February 22, 2018

  With financial assistance from NRCS’s EQIP initiative, Michigan farmers can create or improve monarch habitat around their farm.

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  New website provides Midwest farmers easy-to-access crop management resources

  Published on January 30, 2018

  The redesigned Crop Protection Network website provides new research-based resources to help farmers and agribusiness personnel make crop management decisions.

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  Pest and field crop management update meetings set for 2018

  Published on January 8, 2018

  Michigan State University Extension will host its flagship Pest and Crop Management Update Meetings in January 2018.

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  Three Worker Protection Standards and Respirator Fit-Testing meetings in January 2018

  Published on December 15, 2017

  Register and attend one of three Worker Protection Standards (WPS) and Respirator Fit-Testing meetings in January 2018 throughout Michigan.

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  Join us for the 2017 Thumb Ag Day on Dec. 13

  Published on December 8, 2017

  Make plans to attend this premier agricultural education and trade show in Michigan’s Thumb.

• Results from 2017 growing season trials available at Thumb Ag Reviews

  Published on November 22, 2017

  Four locations in Michigan’s Thumb region will provide learning opportunities for farmers and agribusinesses.

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  Pesticide recertification credits available through online IPM Academy

  Published on November 21, 2017

  As the end of the year approaches, growers can take advantage of the new online Integrated Pest Management Academy and earn six credits towards their Michigan Pesticide Applicators License.