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Black Civilian Conservation Corps in a group portrait.

Stateside: Whitmer, lawmakers at odds on budget; replanting MI forests; Wayne Co. indigent defense

Stateside Staff

Today on Stateside, negotiations over the state budget continue between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state Legislature. Plus, the 1930s program that…

A former hop farmer is selling his picker to a nearby farm. A growing number of growers in the region are abandoning the crop because prices are so low.

Ditching hops: farms close in volatile market

Taylor Wizner

Five years ago, hops were in high demand in Michigan, and more and more farmers started experimenting with the crop. However, as beer tastes changed and...

Thanks to the rise in popularity of craft beer in Michigan, the state now ranks fourth in the nation in hops production.

Craft beer boom reignites Michigan’s hops industry

Stateside Staff

As Michigan's brewing industry continues to grow and flourish, we're seeing a big jump in growing hops in our state.Consider this: Prior to 2008, Michigan…

Environment & Climate Change

Investors move into Michigan hops industry

There are now more than 200 licensed breweries in Michigan. And that is starting to change the rural landscape up north.This month, an investment group in…

Hops grown on a farm in Leelenau, Michigan.

Hip hops: Growers needed to serve booming craft beer industry

Lindsey Smith

A new non-profit association is trying to strengthen the supply chain of Michigan-grown hops.Hops are one of the main ingredients in beer. The plants grow…

Part-time farmer Howard Haselhuhn at his West Michigan hops farm.

Agriculture drives the Midwest economy – and farming is just the start of it

This month, we’re looking into some of the hidden assets of the Midwest – the parts of our economy that don’t often get noticed when we talk about our…