January 2000
- Cider Makers Eye New Regulation, Chances for Funding
Cider makers are being urged to make their views known to the federal government on two issues, one regulatory and the other financial.
Erwin Orchards & Cider Mill Wins First Place in Third Cider Contest
Erwin Orchards & Cider Mill of South Lyon, was awarded first prize in the third annual Michigan Apple Cider Contest, that took place during the Michigan State Horticultural Society meeting in Grand Rapids Dec. 7-9.
Cornell, USDA Researchers Prospect for ‘Green Gold’ in Turkey
Phil Forsline and Herb Aldwinckle work like Johnny Appleseed, collecting and sowing apple seeds for future generations
Pugsleys’ Sesquicentennial
Farm Spans Five Generations
Just 12 years after Michigan became a state, Henry M. Pugsley bought an 80-acre parcel of land for $5 per acre in 1849 in Paw Paw in southwest Michigan and started raising sheep and growing corn and barley.
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