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Indiana recently granted a permit to build a large organic dairy about an hour south of Lake Michigan. Local environmental groups are skeptical and fear the potential for groundwater contamination.
Part two in a series of podcasts looking at sustainability in Michigan’s dairy industry.
The first in a two-part podcast series looking at sustainability in the Michigan dairy industry.
A new study suggests warming temperatures could jeopardize Michigan’s position as a top potato producer.
A proposed aquaculture project could make Michigan the first state to commercially raise African longfin eel.
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.
A warming climate has contributed to higher maize yields in Michigan and other Corn Belt states, a new study has found.
Michigan produces the third most Christmas trees in the nation and no state grows more varieties, according to tree experts.
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.
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.