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Great Lakes Cultivars Looking For Farmers To Raise Its Hemp – Spoiler, They Provide Everything

LANSING - Ed Saleh and Kelli Sneed, from International Harvest Ventures, are recruiting famers to work with their company to grow Hemp for CBD, in a share-cropper style operation. Check it out at www.GreatLakesCultivars.com. https://youtu.be/kt98FA5l2SM

By |2020-01-18T14:24:54-05:00January 17th, 2020|Hemp|

Farmers Could Choose Alternative Energy Suppliers Without Counting Towards Electric Choice

LANSING - Farmers, producers and processors would be able to choose alternative energy suppliers without counting toward the 10 percent cap on electric choice under a bill discussed Tuesday in the House Energy Policy Committee. The panel took no action on HB 5387, sponsored by Rep. Gary Glenn (R-Williams Township), the committee chair. Supporters of the proposal included

By |2018-02-20T21:29:57-05:00February 20th, 2018|Clean Update, Politics|

Drone Maker To Sell $16,500 Drone For Farmers To Monitor Crops

MONROVIA, Ca. - An autonomous drone that allows farmers to monitor their crops to detect issues and improve efficiency is now available on Amazon. The commercial drone comes with a one-year subscription to AeroVironment's decision support software, included in the $16,500 price tag. The supplemental software allows farmers to monitor their crops in order to

By |2017-12-15T07:21:21-05:00December 15th, 2017|Drones|

Wind Power Pays $222 Million A Year To Rural Landowners

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. wind farms now pay $222 million dollars a year to farming families and other rural landowners, with more than $156 million dollars going to landowners in counties with below average incomes, a new study released Tuesday shows. $650 million dollars a year in payments to landowners every year is possible by

By |2016-03-22T19:16:15-04:00March 22nd, 2016|Clean Update, Featured|

Report Shows Government Subsidizing Lake Erie Polluters

LANSING - The farms contributing to nutrient loads in Lake Erie also benefit from substantial federal subsidies, the Less=More Coalition said in a report released Thursday. The group found that subsidies to confined animal feeding operations outpaced fines for pollution violations, though pollutant levels in the western Lake Erie Basin increased. "While agricultural runoff has

By |2015-11-20T11:15:06-05:00November 20th, 2015|Clean Update, Politics|