Shifting farm economy means changes for rural communities
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By Lillian Williams
The shrinking number of farms in Michigan – down by about 1,300 between 2023 and 2024 – and the trend of existing farms to expand to survive is changing the culture of rural communities.
Climate migration may not dramatically reshape city growth, study finds
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
A recent study featuring Grand Rapids, Michigan suggests that climate migration may not significantly change how some cities grow.
Michigan farmers face bankruptcies, other financial challenges
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
Bankruptcies of Michigan farmers are troubling despite a dip in their Chapter 12 filings last year. Major reasons are higher expenses for inputs such as fertilizer coupled with flat commodity prices.
Water is Life, Six Nations lead international approach to long-standing water insecurity
By Mia Litzenberg
The Six Nations of the Grand River face ongoing water insecurity from pollution, climate change and corporate extraction. Many years of Indigenous water advocacy have led to the development of a new Haudenosaunee Environmental Research Institute as the next step to overcome these challenges.