Farmers in the Thumb, and other areas, are already doing something about the nation's energy problems. Not only can they grow crops for both food and fuel, but they provide the land base for wind turbines. This scene was photographed near Ubly, site of the state's newest wind farm.
Wind energy prospects looking up
Since Michigan's lawmakers finally passed, in early October, a law requiring that the state get at least 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015, it's become clear that wind turbines will be the monument of choice for the state's two largest utilities, DTE Energy and Consumers Energy. Click here for full story.Listening to the right voices
There are voices worthy of attention, and voices better left to deaf ears. Farmers who want to know the difference should spin a few disks with Gary Higgins. Click here for full story.Best showing ever!
The Cassopolis FFA Parliamentary Procedure team was first runner-up at the recent National FFA convention, the highest any Michigan team ever placed. Click here for full story.VeraSun files Chapter 11, exposing state ethanol, economic problems
Nearly six years to the day that the Caro ethanol plant opened, VeraSun filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Click here for full story.Workshops set for Michigan's new water withdrawal regulations
Whether you are an irrigator, water supply representative, government official, or an interested citizen, you are invited to attend a workshop on Michigan's New Water Withdrawal Regulations. Click here for full story.Crop Insurance Corner
With the 2008 corn and soybean harvest now behind us in Michigan, all of our mailboxes will begin to fill with holiday catalogs (far too many) and notices of agronomic update meetings. But let's not forget about crop insurance! Click here for full story.