food processing

Huge new Coldwater processing plant “biggest thing” in 30 years for pork industry

Lindsey Smith

A massive new plant that turns hogs into pork loin and bacon opens up this week in Coldwater, about 80 miles southwest of Ann Arbor.The new Clemens Food…

News

State grant helps sweet potatoes, other frozen produce get to Flint food banks

Lindsey Smith

Michigan is boosting efforts to provide healthy food to Flint residents amid the city's crisis with lead-tainted water.The Michigan Department of…

Economy

Powdered milk, fruit juice and other processed foods help double value of Michigan farm exports

Lindsey Smith

The value of all the hogs, milk, corn, fruits and vegetables Michigan exported to other countries has doubled since 2006; going from just under a billion…

Michigan apple growers changing orchards, adding technology to boost production

Lindsey Smith

In West Michigan, it’s apple harvest time. That may conjure up images of picturesque orchards and old-fashioned fun. But modern technologies are playing a…

Environment & Climate Change

Fremont digester turning food scraps into electricity, fertilizer and compost

Lindsey Smith

A small farming community in West Michigan is celebrating the opening of plant that will turn organic waste into electricity.Colonies of specialized…