Farm News
Pedal Pull: Family highlight of tractor show
Photos by Sarah Heinz Rain did not dampen the family fun event of the kids pedal tractor pull, Saturday, Sept. 28. In all, 44 kids, ranging in age from 3 to 12, participated in the popular and fun event, always a highlight of the two-day tractor show. Weights pulled according to age groups were as […]
Stockbridge Area Tractor Show
Photos by Judy Williams The third annual Stockbridge Area Tractor Show is taking place at the American Legion Mackinder Glenn Post 510 Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 , and 28.
Farm to Table Event to Benefit 5 Healthy Towns Foundation’s Farmers Markets
by Matt Pegouskie Dexter is all in. Gordon Hall is ready. And local farmers are busy planting, growing, and harvesting. Why? Because the 4th annual 5 Healthy Towns Farm to Table Fabulous Feast is less than two months away! Held this year on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Dexter’s historic Gordon Hall, the event benefits each […]
Local farmer directs America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation
by Judy Williams and Patrice Johnson Each year, the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program offers farmers nationwide an opportunity to apply for a $2,500 grant that is then donated to a local nonprofit organization of the applicant’s choice. Stockbridge farmer Ben Topping applied, and in May learned his application was selected. He directed his $2,500 award to the […]
Christmas on the Farm brings Christmas Past to Christmas Present
revised 12/13/2018 by Patrice Johnson Rain pattered onto barn roofs and then snow dusted the bakehouse during the Waterloo Area Historical Society’s annual Christmas on the Farm, Dec. 1 and 2. But neither rain nor snow deterred hearty visitors from traveling to the Waterloo Farm Museum in order to step back in time to an […]
American Beauty Turf Nurseries Inc. a successful business for 62 years
by Roberta Ludtke An old adage states people don’t plan to fail, instead they fail to make a plan. This does not apply to Abe and Ruth Anne Parente, owners of American Beauty Turf Nurseries Inc. in Stockbridge. Early on, these octogenarians had a life plan. Abe and Ruth Anne were both raised in […]
Annual Antique Tractor-Truck show full of fun for families
by Ron Kaiser It was a great time for all lovers of tractors, trucks and farm equipment to gather, talk and reminisce. The 12th annual Antique Tractor-Truck and Farm Equipment Show at the Waterloo Farm Museum on Aug. 11-12 featured activities for all ages. In fact, the name of the event could have been changed […]
Send us your fair photos
Do you know children who attended a fair and won prizes with their animals or projects? If so, send us photos and captions and we’ll do our best to post them on our website and possibly in print, as space allows. Please also tell us who snapped each photo. Email your photos and info to […]
Stockbridge Township paves way for $2.4 million solar farm
revised 7/19 and & 7/20/2018 by Patrice Johnson July 11, Cypress Creek Renewables moved a step closer to building a $2,400,000 solar farm in Stockbridge Township, thereby launching its entrance into Michigan. “It is the first site we have taken through the zoning approval process in the state,” wrote Kat Webber, CCR’s Community Engagement Manager. […]