farming

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The new farm bill should help farmland preservation efforts in northern Michigan.The way farmland preservation works is farmers sell the right to develop…

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…

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…

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…

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…