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The face of farming in America, and here in Michigan, is changing.More and more often, that farmer raising crops or tending to a dairy herd is a woman.As…
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We've almost all done it – you might have even done it just today: Made a purchase online.But have you ever wondered why you have to pay sales tax on…
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We've all had plenty to grumble about as this long, cold, snowy winter drags on: sidewalks and driveways to shovel, grueling, slow freeway commutes.But…
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The farm bill has about $57 billion for conservation.Director of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition Todd Ambs says a lot of people don't realize…
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Life could soon get a little harder for backyard farmers.A law passed in 1981 protects Michigan farmers from nuisance lawsuits. It’s called the Right to…
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The new farm bill should help farmland preservation efforts in northern Michigan.The way farmland preservation works is farmers sell the right to develop…
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It’s been seven years since America hit the accelerator on corn-based ethanol fuels. Homegrown corn became the centerpiece of a push to find an…
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People in rural areas trying to enroll for health insurance as part of the new Affordable Care Act can face special challenges. Registration must happen…
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Meet the Gold family. They're modern day homesteaders. Their goal is to live as self-sufficiently as possible on their three-acre farm in Ypsilanti. (They…
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According to John Barnes of MLive.com, a cattle farmer who has "the state's highest number of reported wolf attacks" was charged with animal cruelty.John…