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Mar 13, 2021 IRON RIVER — The Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development on Wednesday voted to approve a Food and Agriculture Investment Program grant of $50,000 for Shamco Lumber Inc. of Iron River. The performance-based grant will help advance a $1.96 million project to modernize and expand the sawmill’s operations and lead to the creation of four jobs. The expansion and upgrade project will allow the mill to offer year-round sawing of all types of hardwood trees, unlike the current equipment, which is limited primarily to softer basswood. It will also include the additio...

Farmland preservation programs to share $1.8M in grants March 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SCIO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Seven farmland preservation programs in Michigan will share $1.8 million in grants. The funding awarded by Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development along with the Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund Board will allow the programs to close on permanent agricultural conservation easements. The grants cover up to 75% of the costs for purchasing the development rights on agricultural land. It also helps pay for some of the closing costs associated with t...

SOM MDARD grant will help Iron River sawmill modernize and expand operations For immediate release: March 10, 2021 LANSING, MI - Today, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development voted to approve a Food and Agriculture Investment Program grant of $50,000 for Shamco Lumber Inc. of Iron River, Michigan. The performance-based grant will help advance a $1.96 million project to modernize and expand the sawmill's operations and lead to the creation of four jobs. The expansion and upgrade project will allow the mill to offer year-round sawing of all types of hardwood trees, unlike ...

MDARD For immediate release: March 9, 2021 LANSING, MI - Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell, along with the Michigan Agricultural Preservation Fund Board (APFB), has awarded $1.8 million in agricultural preservation fund grants to seven local farmland preservation programs to close on permanent agricultural conservation easements. The state's Farmland Preservation Local Grants Program provides funding to local farmland preservation programs that are qualified to close on permanent agricultural conservation easements. Twenty-four local progr...

MDARD For immediate release: March 8, 2021 LANSING, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed March as Michigan Food and Agriculture Month to honor and celebrate Michigan's farmers, the diversity of products grown and processed in our state, and the partnerships that keep our food and agriculture industry thriving. Michigan's wide array of crops, fresh water supply, unique geographic location, rich and varied soil types, various microclimates created by the state's proximity to the Great Lakes, and our dedicated producers and processors make Michigan the ideal location for food and agric...