Third generation farmer Laurie Isley is the owner of Sunrise Farms, Inc. in Palmyra, Michigan. Laurie and her husband James farm 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans. She received her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in Agriculture and Natural Resources and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University. Laurie was active in 4-H, FFA, and Michigan Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education Committee for six years. She currently serves as the MSPC and Lenawee County Farm Bureau president and is also a program area representative for outreach, resources and administration.
Ground Work 2021: Post-Harvest Planning in Michigan Supports Sustainable Practices Next Year
We finished harvesting our crops in mid-November. Wet weather slowed all farmers in our region of the eastern U.S. Midwest, so after we finished combining…
Ground Work 2021: Season Just Starting to Change for Michigan Soybeans
As August ends and September begins, we are seeing the first signs of fall in our region of Michigan, in the eastern U.S. Midwest. I…
Ground Work 2021: Promoting Sustainable Practices in Michigan Soybeans
From mid-July through August, we are consistently watching and waiting for rain. Thankfully, we have had very timely rains so far this season in our…
Ground Work 2021: Cover Crops Emerging as Michigan Harvest Continues
Dry weather allowed us to get an early start on harvest. But the weather changed, as it often does. October brought wet weather, and it…
Ground Work 2021: Michigan Soybean Harvest Moving Quickly
The dry August in our region of the eastern U.S. Midwest first showed its impact on our crops with how quickly both our soybeans and…
Ground Work 2021: Sustainable Practices Making a Difference in Michigan Fields
We are enjoying a break from work now that the crops are planted and we’ve done what we can to provide an environment for them…
Ground Work 2021: Wrapping up Michigan Planting Season
We finished planting soybeans in mid-May, and we terminated all our cover crops prior to crop emergence. Corn planting was completed on May 24. It…
Ground Work 2021: Planting Soybeans in Michigan
We are in full planting mode! We often have limited good days to plant our soybeans and corn, due to spring storms. That means when…
Ground Work 2021: Spring Preparation and Sustainability in Michigan
The unseasonably warm, dry March in our area of Michigan, in the eastern United States midwest, has us anxious to start planting, but it still…
Filipino Customers Prefer U.S. Soy, Says Michigan Farmer
Michigan farmer Laurie Isley was excited to see how U.S. Soy was being used in the Philippines during her March 2019 visit. In this video,…