http://www.michiganagconnection.com Your Daily Source for Michigan Ag & Farm News, Markets, Weather, Auctions and Real Estate 180 http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=196 http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=196 POET plans to decrease water use in the production of ethanol by 22 percent over the next five years in the first goal of its sustainability iniative, Ingreenuity. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 7:28:49 CST http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=197 http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=197 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced 36 appointments to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 7:28:49 CST http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=198 http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=198 Many Americans will lose an hour of sleep on March 14, the first day of daylight-saving time, when clocks are set ahead one hour at 2 a. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 7:28:49 CST http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=192 http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=192 Survey respondents who reported corn acreage as not yet harvested in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and survey respondents who reported soybean acreage as not yet harvested in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia during the surveys conducted in preparation for the Crop Production 2009 Summary were re-contacted between late January and early February to determine how many of the acres were harvested or still intended for harvest and to record the production from those acres. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:28:49 CST http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=193 http://www.michiganagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=193 There are plenty of workshops for dairy producers that offer ideas for improving profitability and shoring up the bottom line. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:28:49 CST