SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former official at a large grain warehouse in Iowa was sentenced recently to three months in prison for his role in a scheme to blend lower value oats into soybeans and then sell the mixture as soybeans to unsuspecting buyers
Insect that can kill hemlock trees found in Michigan park
HONOR, Mich. (AP) — A small insect that can kill hemlock trees by feeding on their sap has been detected at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwestern Michigan.
Biden $1.9T coronavirus stimulus package includes $1B for Black farmers
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package being pushed by President Joe Biden puts more than $1 billion toward “socially disadvantaged” farmers and related groups, including an equity commission, agricultural training and other assistance to advance racial justice in farming.
Michigan farming initiative hopes to turn city lots into gardens
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) – A team of Blue Water Area locals are sowing the seeds of a Port Huron farming initiative, with plans to buy city lots to provide food and education to the community.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Beginning this year, Hoosier residents who want to grow hemp in the state will be required to pay a fee, said Laura Fritz, hemp and farmer licensing coordinator with the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC).
Government will support ethanol industry in lawsuit
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government announced it will support the ethanol industry in a lawsuit over biofuel waivers granted to oil refineries under President Donald Trump’s administration.
