Construction on Michigan potash plant set to begin
Construction is expected to start this summer on a potash manufacturing plant near Evart – the Michigan Potash & Salt Co. (MPSC), LLC and Barton Malow Co., the largest general contractor in the state, have completed a definitive agreement for the engineering, procurement, and construction of the Michigan Potash and Salt facility in Osceola County.
Ohio farmer challenging Lake Erie Bill of Rights from Toledo
In August 2014, authorities told half a million Toledoans “don’t drink the water” because of a harmful bloom of blue-green algae. That’s why on Feb. 26 this year, those residents voted in the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR), an amendment to the city charter, into law during a special election.
Woody wins first AFBF Farm Dog of the Year Award for act of bravery
When an angry cow threatened the life of Texas farmer Joe Sheeran, his 8-month-old puppy Woody came to the rescue. That act helped Woody win the first-ever American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Farm Dog of the Year award.
Protect horses from Kentucky’s Eastern tent caterpillar season
Eastern tent caterpillars (ETC), historically dangerous to Kentucky’s equine industry, are beginning their yearly hatching. The larvae are among the first pests to become active in the spring and are well-equipped to cope with the state’s erratic temperature swings.
BOAH lifts TB quarantine on Indiana farm, relaxes testing
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) is releasing the quarantine on a farm in Franklin County where veterinarians found bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the spring of 2016.
Nearly 1,200 compete in 61st Aggies Cattle Judging Contest
Billed as the largest of its kind east of the Mississippi River, Wilmington College hosted its annual livestock contest at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield.
