Van Buren County Agriculture

Agriculture

Produce in Van Buren County [Click here to view full size picture]

Van Buren County is a diverse Agricultural Community. A wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops are raised here because of the favorable Lake Michigan modified climate and the well drained soils that are found here. Van Buren County also produces the more traditional field crops that are raised in many of Michigan's Counties. Visitors flock to the area to enjoy the many inland lakes and the Lake Michigan coastline. Many of these visitors take advanantage of the time spent in the County to purchase some of the plentiful fruit and vegetables that can be found at numerous roadside stands and farm markets around Van Buren County. If you stop by to see us this summer, don't forget to take something delicious home for your family from Van Buren County. Van Buren County Farmers Markets

To update information on this page please contact Jerri Pursley at 657-7745 or pursley3@msu.edu

Local Resources, Agencies & Organizations

Van Buren MSU Extension Main Page
Groundwater Stewardship Program
Van Buren County MSUE Agricultural Page
Van Buren County MSUE Fruit Page
Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board
Telamon Corporation- N.F.J.P. National Farmworker Jobs Program

Farmland and Open Space Preservation
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Van Buren County Conservation District

State Organizations

Michigan Farm Bureau
Michigan Grape Society

Federal & Michigan Agricultural Agencies

Michigan Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Weather Forecast

Van Buren County MSUE Weather Links Page

Other Agricultrual Links Provided by Van Buren MSUE

Page Last Updated: 10/15/2006