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

The state of Michigan is getting nearly $7 million from the federal government to expand a nutrition program for children.Today, dozens of children in…

Michigan is getting $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help feed kids this summer.The grant will fund a pilot program that lets…

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack believes farmers can do more to combat climate change. He spoke to an audience of farmers and agri-business leaders…

The nation’s top agriculture official will be in East Lansing later today to unveil a new plan for dealing with climate change.U.S. Agriculture Secretary…

The Fair Food Network says it will use a $5.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand Michigan’s Double Up Food Bucks program.The…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has $25 million in loan guarantees available for qualifying small businesses in Michigan.The loans can go towards…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has set new standards of nutrition for school meals, school vending machines, and snack bars. The agency wants to limit…

With its rocky soil, thick forests and painfully short growing season, the Upper Peninsula is never going to look like Iowa or Kansas – and that's okay.…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to give honeybees more and better-quality food in the Midwest.Dan Zay is a biologist with the USDA’s Natural…