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A women-owned business in West Michigan fills the gap in nixtamalized masa and fresh, homemade tortillas.

A women-owned business in West Michigan fills the gap in nixtamalized masa and fresh, homemade tortillas.

Congressional legislation would raise the percentage of ethanol in gas to 15% year round. Currently, there are federal regulations that limit ethanol content to 10% during certain periods of the year.

Soggy soil is slowing corn and soybean planting in Michigan.The Michigan Farm Bureau’s Theresa Sisung says only a third of the state’s corn crop is in the…

Globally, climate change is going to cause serious upheaval. But the kinds of changes will vary from place to place. That means there are likely to be…

Michigan’s agriculture industry leaders will get the chance to have their say about what should be in the next federal farm bill Saturday.U.S. Senate…

Each year, tens of thousands of Michiganders flock to nearby farms to make their way through mazes made of corn stalks.The idea of a maze made of maize…

Michigan corn growers say uncertainty over the federal renewable fuel standard is hurting the state’s agricultural economy.The standard sets the ethanol…

Federal regulators plan to mix more renewable fuel into gasoline over the next few years, but it’s a whole lot less than Congress wanted.In 2007, Congress…

Michigan’s corn growers are hopeful Congress will soon pass Trade Promotion Authority. That will fast track new trade deals in Asia and Europe.Jim Zook is…