Category: Farming
Conflict Over A Blockbuster Farm Chemical
Not since DDT was introduced to U.S. agriculture to kill insects after World War Two has a farm chemical been as important to American crop production, and come under more scientific, political, and legal scrutiny as the weedkiller Roundup, and its active ingredient, glyphosate.
With the election of President Donald Trump, the conflict over glyphosate’s risks and benefits entered a new realm of confrontation that has the potential to alter its stature as the favored chemical tool in agriculture, the largest user of fresh water in the blue economy of Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Farm Display Club shows off their designs at Zurich Toy Show
Huron County 4-H’s first Farm Display Club was a hit. Since mid-January, a group of 15 young carpet farmers met biweekly to design and create a two-foot by three-foot farm on a Styropor base. The boys and girls build houses, barns, sheds, silos and much more with lots of recycled materials like shoe boxes, chip […]
South Bruce 4-H Dairy Club holds first meeting of 2025
Spring is here and so is another year for the South Bruce Dairy 4-H Club. The club kicked off the first meeting on April 9 at the Teeswater Agri-Curl. Every year, the club focuses on a different part of the dairy industry. Last year, the club learned about dairy cow’s nutrition and digestive system. This […]
In the factory or on the pasture, ‘failure is not an option’
Jim Whitley’s “git ‘er done” farm skills aided him in manufacturing, but his Honda experience benefitted the farm and pasture too
Helping plants see the light will fuel pasture growth
By understanding why grass does what it does, pasture managers gain an edge in producing high-quality forage