Ottawa County farms to be honored for environmental stewardship
Ottawa County farms Sietsema Farms of Allendale and Sunrise Acres Egg Farm of Hudsonville receive MAEAP recognition for leadership in sustainable farming. Sietsema stresses resource stewardship for generations. Sunrise Farms marks 15 years MAEAP verified with stringent animal welfare and cleanliness standards. Award ceremony is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 21 at the Lansing Center.
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Ottawa County
Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program
Sietsema Farms
Allendale
Sunrise Acres Egg Farm
Hudsonville
Rick Sietsema
American Veterinary Medical Association
Sunrise Acres Egg Farms
MAEAP
Sunrise Acres
Doug Patmos
Sunrise Farms
FDA
USDA
UEP
Sietsema Farm
Megan Booz
Ottawa Conservation District
Michigan
Lansing Center
Lansing
Michigan Ave
Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram in Utrecht attack
A gunman killed three people and wounded five during a mid morning tram ride in Utrecht. Police detained a Turkish born suspect, Gokmen Tanis, 37, who has a criminal record. Authorities investigated possible terror motives amid a city lockdown and heightened security.
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Utrecht
Netherlands
New Zealand
Mark Rutte
Ferd Grapperhaus
Gokmen Tanis
Christchurch
Grapperhaus
Jan van Zanen
Tanis
Cyclone Idai Devastates Mozambique Beira Presses Toll
Mozambique faces a potential disaster of great proportions as Cyclone Idai wrecks Beira and courses inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi. President Nyusi warns deaths could exceed 1,000 while official tolls stand at 84, aid from U N agencies and Red Cross rushes supplies by helicopter into affected areas.
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Filipe Nyusi
Beira
Indian Ocean
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Mozambique
Nyusi
U.N
Red Cross
Pork Act Delegate Assembly delegates from 47 states named
Robert Dykhuis of Holland served March 6-8 in Orlando as a delegate to the Pork Act Delegate Assembly. The event elected members to the National Pork Board, set funding distribution, and guided pork promotion and research priorities. The Pork Checkoff funds 40 cents per $100 of value from pig sales or imports. Gasoline prices in Michigan rose 1.1 cents to $2.58 a gallon, with a national gain of 20.6 cents over the past month. Zeelan Midwest Construction Group named one of Michigan 50 Companies to Watch for 2019, to be honored May 8 in Lansing.
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Orlando
Fla
Robert Dykhuis
Pork Act
Dykhuis
United States
National Pork Board
U.S
Michigan
GasBuddy
Patrick DeHaan
Zeeland — Midwest Construction Group
Michigan 50 Companies
Michigan Celebrates
Scott Geerlings
Lansing
Board of Directors
J.D. Collins
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Ottawa County Farms
Sentinel Staff
Gunman
Bristol -Myers Squibb
CMS Energy Corp Cms
Chemical Financial Chfc
Fifth Third Bancorp Fite
Ford Motor Company
General Electric GE
Gentex Corp
GNTX
Huntington Banc Hban
Illinois Tool Works Inc
ITW
Johnson Controls Jci
Macatawa Bank Corp
MCBC
Magna International Mga
Mercantile Bank Corp Mbwm
Herman Miller, Inc
MLHR
Perrigo Company Prgo
Pfizer, Inc
PFE
Denis Onyodi
IFRC
Johannesburg
Holland Pig Farmer
Delegate
Midwest Construction Group
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