Agriculture

The Land: COVID-19 could be detrimental to asparagus season.

April 9, 2020

The Land: COVID-19 could be detrimental to asparagus season. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. #TheLand is a series telling the stories about local agriculture. It is a presentation of Peterson Farms, Inc. With a market value at an all-time low and a serious worker shortage due to COVID-19, the 2020 asparagus season in Oceana County looks bleak. Asparagus season is a…

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Ag banquet March 19.

March 6, 2020

Ag banquet March 19. Ticket sale deadline March 13. NEW ERA — The 15th Annual Oceana Agriculture and Natural Resource Banquet is coming up quickly, and the ticket sale deadline is Friday, March 13. The banquet is scheduled for Thursday, March 19, at the New Era Reformed Church, 4775 S. First St. The evening will begin with the Taste of…

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Spring horticulture meeting March 23.

March 5, 2020

Spring horticulture meeting March 23. #MSUExtension NEW ERA — MSU Extension will host the annual West Central Spring Horticulture Meeting Monday, March 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the New Era Reformed Church. Discussion topics during the program’s morning session include research updates on the Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD); apple industry production topics from the perspective of the apple…

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Oceana Asparagus Day March 12.

March 3, 2020

Oceana Asparagus Day March 12. NEW ERA – Michigan State University (MSU) Extension and the Michigan Asparagus Industry Research Farm Advisory Committee have scheduled this year’s Oceana Asparagus Day for Thursday, March 12. This workshop brings together MSU researchers and industry representatives from inside and outside Michigan to update growers on the latest challenges and opportunities in asparagus production. Topics…

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Local MSU extension educator receives national honor.

October 15, 2019

Local MSU extension educator receives national honor. #MSUExtensionOffice FORT WAYNE, INDIANA – Ben Werling recently received the Achievement Award from the National Association of County Agriculture Agents during the 2019 Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference. Werling was one of several honorees who represent the top one percent of the membership selected by their peers and the director of extension.…

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Eats & Drinks

Eats & Drinks

Eats & Drinks

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