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Farmers are expressing frustration over the fedearl government’s unclear policies on ethanol. As a candidate, Donald Trump promised corn growers he would…
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Ever since the arrival of Europeans to Michigan, farming has been a key economic component for our state. However, without the life’s work of a…
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As winter bows out and spring steps in, it becomes maple syrup season.Kirk Hedding, who owns H & H Sugarbush in Chelsea with his wife Michelle, joined…
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Michigan's dairy cows are doing their job like rock stars. They're pumping out milk — so much milk, in fact, that Michigan is among the top milk-producing…
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Michigan fruit growers are nearing a crucial time of the year: harvest season. But those farmers are struggling to find enough labor to fill their…
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State officials want hunters to shoot more deer in northeastern lower Michigan.Infected deer in the area spread a disease called bovine tuberculosis. It…
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President Trump has throttled back on travel and trade with Cuba. "Therefore, effective immediately, I am cancelling the last administration's completely…
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The Next IdeaWhat would it mean for smaller farmers and growers to sell their crops to big distributors or for consumers to know that the head of lettuce…
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In this all-too-fast-paced era we live in, it's comforting to see something that's managed to stick around for 225 years – the Old Farmer’s Almanac.What…
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An E. coli outbreak that's already sickened seven people is being tied to a dairy farm near Grand Rapids.Grassfields Cheese is a family-owned, organic…