DEQ OKs pig operation amid public fuming. #FlowerCreekSwine By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — A controversial swine operation to be constructed on Flower Road near 56th Avenue in southern Oceana County got the thumb’s up from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Thursday, May 10, by issuing a permit that takes effect June 1. Operating as Flower Creek Swine…
The Land: Fruit expert joins local extension office. #TheLand By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — David Jones has recently joined the Michigan State University Extension Office as the West Central Michigan Tree Fruit Extension Educator. Jones, who has a master’s degree in plant pathology and a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from the University of Wisconsin, offers valuable knowledge for local…
Owner says operation is environmentally safe. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — A proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) that will house 4,000 swine has some residents in southern Oceana County and northern Muskegon County speaking out against it due to environmental concerns, but the facility owner says the operation will not harm the environment. The proposed CAFO…
Farm bureau talks turkey with Snider Farms of Hart. #Thanksgiving2017 HART — The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) recently released its 32nd annual price survey for Thanksgiving dinner and spoke with Beth Snider of Snider Farms in Hart to gain more insight about the holiday bird. Snider, a Michigan Turkey Producers member, says the family farm members of the Grand…
County fair kicks off Tuesday. #OceanaCountyFair2017 By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The 146th Annual Oceana County Fair, which is the second-longest running fair in Michigan, is set for Tuesday, Aug. 22, through Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Oceana County Fairgrounds. The event draws approximately 25,000 fair goers every year, said Oceana County Fair Board President Clancy Aerts. The fair’s…
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