Michigan Agri-Women

10/27/2022

Watching the World Series? America's Farmers & Ranchers are present, as well:       

12/29/2019

You may or may not agree with the remarks. You might want to read them anyway.

Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with China has resulted in farmers losing their fourth biggest international export market for U.S. agricultural goods.

11/29/2019

Hopefully your harvest is over and tucked safely away.
Our hope is 2020 brings favorable weather and markets.
God Bless you all.

08/05/2019

Barbara Miller and Barbara Radewald are manning the booth. Thanks to all who helped.

06/29/2019

Hey Farmer: You are not the farm
6/24/2019 38 Comments

Hey Farmer,

I need you to hear something right now. I need you to hear this loud and clear - I’m so sorry for everything this year has thrown at you. I’m so sorry for all the things you cannot control that put so much weight on you. But hear me - YOU are not defined by this year’s crop. Or this year’s income. Or this year’s “success”.

You are not the farm. You are more than the farm.

I saw you leave again this morning, smiling, but still carrying the stress. I know the first thing you did was drive down by the creek to see how much the water has receded. After you do chores in flooded pastures, you’ll sit with your Dad to try and figure out what fields might dry out the fastest and what, if anything, can be done while you wait.

You’ll run the numbers another time or two, to see if it all makes sense. You’ll run through the calendar a few more times, to count down how many days you have left to get caught up on work. We both know you’re never going to be caught up.

You’re standing there, facing wet fields and a crop that may not generate enough income to cover its own expenses, hay fields that can’t be cut, and calves that don’t quit eating just because it’s wet. In your head, you’re hearing the clock - tick, tick, tick - counting down the hours you’ve got to do the work you’re so far behind on.

I know, that even though you keep smiling and laughing, the stress is getting heavier each day. I see it in your eyes. I feel it in the way you toss and turn all night.

So I need you to hear me again - YOU ARE NOT THE FARM.

You are a man who works harder than anyone I know. You are a man who is honest to a fault. You are a man who always finds new ways, better ways. You are a man who can keep the big picture in mind while maintaining laser focus on the details. You are a man who quietly, and humbly, prays for God to help you on the tasks he’s laid before you.

You’re a husband. A father. A son. A brother and an uncle. You are a farmer, a damn good one too, but you are not defined by the farm.

Your family and friends - we love you, regardless of your corn yield or planted acres or the price you sell your calves for.

We will get through this year - one, rainy, wet day at a time. Together, with the strength and guidance of God, we will get through this.

Love,

Your wife

05/01/2019

https://www.facebook.com/1088871252/posts/10214565108856640?s=1088871252&v=i&sfns=mo

Found on Google from michiganradio.org

04/06/2019

Looks good, tastes good, is good. Eat Fresh.

02/09/2019

Though it will be months until fresh fruit hangs once again from the trees at his farm, Dowagiac farmer Jeremy Shank has apples on the brain, thanks to a recent recognition by the U.S. Apple Association.

02/08/2019

https://www.facebook.com/1088871252/posts/10214059995109112/

We have lost a strong voice in the fruit industry.

Wallace Heuser, recognized internationally as an authority on tree fruit, rootstocks and orchard systems, has died. Heuser, 90, died Feb. 5 in Lawrence, Michigan. For nearly three decades, Heuser was president of Hilltop Orchards and Nurseries, a multifaceted horticultural company with orchards, a p...

12/30/2018

After harvest, apples can be stored for months in controlled atmosphere storage rooms where the temperature, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and humidity levels are adjusted to put them into hibernation.

12/28/2018

It is with sadness that we announce the loss of yet another life long, devoted member, Anna Leitz, in 2018.
Our loss is heaven’s gain ❤️🙏