farming

Farmers are expressing frustration over the fedearl government’s unclear policies on ethanol. As a candidate, Donald Trump promised corn growers he would…

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…

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…

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…

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…

State officials want hunters to shoot more deer in northeastern lower Michigan.Infected deer in the area spread a disease called bovine tuberculosis. It…

President Trump has throttled back on travel and trade with Cuba. "Therefore, effective immediately, I am cancelling the last administration's completely…

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…

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…

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…