Land Under Pressure conference on Michigan land use
Americans face a new environmental challenge to put land to better use as population grows. Experts gather February 19-20 in East Lansing for the Michigan Natural Resources Council 15th annual conference at Kellogg Center MSU campus. The council includes 63 member groups from conservation, government, industry and universities.
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East Lansing
Michigan Natural Resources Council
Kellogg Center
MSU
B Dale Ball
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Plans Studied for Leisure Time and Land Use
The session will address pollution and guidelines for leisure time use while Michigan's long range land planning is discussed. Euell Gibbons of Pennsylvania will speak, with more speakers to be announced. he is known as a roaming gourmet of the forest and has appeared on national TV.
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Michigan
Euell Gibbons
Pennsylvania
Gibbons
Rabbit Repellents Used To Protect Fruit Trees
Ed White of Whites Nursery notes blood meal repellent is a preferred method to deter rabbits from chewing lower branches during winter. The article also mentions poison peanuts for mice around trees, warns of toxicity, and suggests mechanical barriers like hardware cloth. It transitions to a feature on Bob and Rosemary Carter discussing sheep medicine and the farmer’s responsibilities.
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Ed White
White
Clare
Farmers Week marks 56th annual event at Michigan State
The 56th annual Farmers Week, the nation’s largest educational agricultural event, runs March 22 to 26 at Michigan State University with an expected 20 000 farmers and rural leaders from Michigan, nearby states and Canada. Activities include dairy meetings, silage, sheep shearing, animal waste, pest control, futures markets, hedging, recreational vehicle reviews, and women’s programs. Michigan milk production for December fell 1 percent from 1969 to 373 million pounds, while per cow output slipped from 805 to 800 pounds. Cow numbers dropped to 466 000. National milk production rose 1 percent in December. daily output up 2 percent from November. Sheep and lambs on feed for slaughter totaled 2 623 000 across 26 states, down 9 percent year over year.
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United States
Michigan State University
Michigan
Canada
Dairy Breed Association
Michigan Crop Reporting Service
Crop Reporting Board
North Central States
Should You Avoid Probate and Wills Training
Clare outlines probate questions and urges using a lawyer. Home Economics Extension Area 12 leaders will attend a February 4 training at 9 30 a.m. at the Harrison Courthouse with Lucile Ketchum MSU in charge to learn about wills descent and property distribution.
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Area 12
Harrison
Lucile Ketchum
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Fair phone charges based on usage and direct dialing
The chart shows charges per minute now apply to each minute used, replacing the old minimum three minutes. Discounts favor direct dialing over operator services. The change aims to ensure people pay only for what they actually use.
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Clare County
Farm Bureau
Sentinel
Don Swindlehurst
Farm Bureau Insurance Group
Farm Bureau Mutual Farm Bureau Life Community Service
Lansing
Clare Sentinel
Isabella
Gladwin
Osceola
Midland & Mecosta
States
Mac
Medical Center
County Hospital
Bob
Rosemary Carter
Farwell High School
Clare’s
Reurink Star
Dale and Clay Sales
Jack Olthuis
Dunham St
Grand Rapids
Mich
Warner
Whitaker
N. 5Th Street
Coleman
Dick and
Don Furman
Farwell
Ludington Drive
Us-10
Heco
Louise Hales
Jim Sykora
Detroit
Pontiac
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