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Farms and other rural businesses in Michigan are slated to receive more than $22 million for clean energy projects under the USDA's Rural Energy for American Program.

The Biden administration is reversing Trump administration cuts to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).Payments to farmers to set aside land were…

There’s an experiment underway on one of the islands in Lake Michigan near Sleeping Bear Dunes. This story involves a Russian exile, a rare seed… and…

Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Congress gave the U.S. Department of Agriculture the authority to provide students with free meals…

Michigan is the first state approved for a federal program to help feed kids who rely on school meals amid COVID-19 pandemic.The United States Department…

Michigan is among the states expected to be hardest hit by changes announced on Wednesday in the federal food stamp program.The Trump administration is…

About 600 Michigan farms will be getting a survey to fill out in the coming months. The survey comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Survey…

A few weeks ago, we talked with a specialist in underserved farmers at Michigan State University’s Center for Regional Food Systems. Shakara Tyler…

The United States Department of Agriculture is reaching out in a special way to women and minority farmers and growers in Michigan. What’s behind this…

The federal government will soon begin offering 17,000 Flint households monthly packages of healthy foods.Working with local food banks and feeding…