farming

There's an ancient variety of squash that was largely forgotten about. But it’s been rediscovered.Tribes around the Great Lakes region are sharing the…

Fruit growers have a new problem: they can’t buy enough young trees to plant in their orchards.This is especially true for cherry farmers in Michigan who…

It’s called a "discussion meet," and the Farm Bureau’s been doing it for decades. It's a way to bring young farmers together to talk about the challenges…

I have a little bit of good news to start the week. The United States managed, barely, to avoid crippling sanctions that would have cost Michigan farmers…

Thanks in part to Donald Trump, terrorism and pit bulls, here’s a story you may not have heard about, but which could have a major negative impact on our…

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…

The study, published in the journal Environmental Health, found that continuous exposure to very low doses of the herbicide Roundup might be linked to…

One evening, while my husband and I were talking with a young couple who manage a Community Supported Agriculture business, we wandered onto the topic of…

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack believes farmers can do more to combat climate change. He spoke to an audience of farmers and agri-business leaders…

Researchers have set up two Porta potties by a bus stop on the University of Michigan's central campus today. They're hoping to gather enough urine to…