Farm bill decision 2021 is different than last year
Regional online meetings can help producers navigate the 2021 farm bill programs and crop insurance options.
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Farm bill decision 2021 is different than last year
Regional online meetings can help producers navigate the 2021 farm bill programs and crop insurance options.
Check out this story on FarmersAdvance.com: https://www.farmersadvance.com/story/news/2021/02/01/farm-bill-decision-2021-different-than-last-year/4341596001/
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REBECCA KRANS
MARQUETTE Extension Master Gardeners contributed more than 1,000 volunteer hours in 2020 amounting to nearly $29,000 to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula communities.
Extension Master Gardeners from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula were recognized on Nov. 20 for their many volunteer hours and continued assistance with Michigan State University Extension’s public gardening outreach and educational efforts.
Although Extension Master Gardeners were not required to complete any volunteer hours during this past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many opted to continue volunteering while following the MSU COVID-19 guidelines. No face-to-face volunteer efforts were allowed during 2020.
Despite these restrictions, Upper Peninsula Extension Master Gardeners volunteered over 1,000 hours with an economic impact of nearly $29,000 to communities. Volunteer projects focused on food gardening, gardening with children, improving communities through beautification and assisting MSU Ex
Jan 26, 2021
The long winters of the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin forced residents to learn to make the best of the cold weather. Ice fishing, snowmobiles, ATVs, skating, cross country skiing and snowshoeing all are ways to get outdoors and have fun until winter finally releases its grip.
But with that comes the need for some caution if that means venturing onto ice.
Recent events point to being aware of the risks ice can pose even when deeply in winter.
In lower Michigan, a 26-year-old man in Oakland County died Sunday after the snowmobile he was riding went through the ice on Wolverine Lake.
Jan 26, 2021
ESCANABA Extension Master Gardeners from the Upper Peninsula were recognized on Nov. 20, 2020, for their many volunteer hours and continued assistance with Michigan State University Extension’s public gardening outreach and educational efforts. Although Extension Master Gardeners were not required to complete any volunteer hours during this past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many opted to continue volunteering while following the MSU COVID-19 guidelines. No face-to-face volunteer efforts were allowed during 2020. Despite these restrictions, Upper Peninsula Extension Master Gardeners volunteered over 1,000 hours with an economic impact of nearly $29,000 to communities. Volunteer projects focused on food gardening, gardening with children, improving communities through beautification and assisting MSU Extension with public education of the gardening public.
MARQUETTE Michigan State University Extension will move forward with less money in its coffers.
The Marquette County Board of Commissioners in December failed to amend the fiscal year 2021 budget to include extra money for MSUE.
Erin Carter, director of the MSUE district that covers Marquette, Alger, Luce, Schoolcraft, Mackinac and Chippewa counties, had indicated that the reduction puts extension programming about $13,000 below its base funding amount of $59,562 from the county.
Liana Pepin, Marquette County 4-H educator with MSU Extension, which includes 4-H programming, noted in an email that the county commissioners had to deal with a budget reduction of $455,000 from fiscal year 2020.