Climate
Changing climate challenges potato growers, chip makers
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A new study suggests warming temperatures could jeopardize Michigan’s position as a top potato producer.
Echo
Proposed eel farm raises concerns about invasive species
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A proposed aquaculture project could make Michigan the first state to commercially raise African longfin eel.
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Farmers, Great Lakes benefit from cover crops
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Cover crops reduce erosion and help prevent nutrient runoff from farms, particularly phosphorus, from making its way to the Great Lakes and creating conditions for algal blooms.
Agriculture
Thank changing climate for bigger Midwest maize yields
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A warming climate has contributed to higher maize yields in Michigan and other Corn Belt states, a new study has found.
Agriculture
Millennials pine for real trees
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Michigan produces the third most Christmas trees in the nation and no state grows more varieties, according to tree experts.
Land
Michigan cherry growers happy to see new tariff on Turkish cherries
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Embattled Michigan cherry growers got a win last month when the president revoked Turkey’s duty-free status for cherry juice. But while the move keeps Turkey from getting free access to the U.S. market, growers say the tariff is not big enough to keep away imports that harm prices.
Agriculture
Local and environment officials object to farm rules change
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An annual update to Michigan state agriculture practices could allow for farms to be built anywhere, critics say. But supporters of the update say that is untrue and that the proposal simplifies building procedures for many existing farms and that could lead to more agricultural business.
Agriculture
Two new plants needed to process $1.6 billion in Michigan milk
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Michigan farmers, now among the top dairy producers in the nation, are suffering from the state’s lack of capacity to process milk. New plants are in the works for Greenville and St. Johns. We talk to a Westphalia farmer, Michigan Milk Producers, Farm Bureau and Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
archaeology
Sweet historical discoveries at maple sugaring camps
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Archaeological excavations at four sites in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are shedding new light on historic maple sugaring operations and the people – mostly Native Americans and French-Canadians – who ran them.
Echo
Calls for national cattle tracking system follow Michigan’s success
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Michigan is among the first states to track cattle with ear tags that emit radio signals, a system livestock officials say should be adopted nationwide to track disease outbreaks.