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‘None of this is normal’ – Michigan watches winter drought ahead of growing season

By Capital News Service | March 5, 2026

By Sonja Krohn

The dry conditions and drought that Michigan is experiencing this winter may adversely affect the upcoming crop growing season.

Shifting farm economy means changes for rural communities

Michigan farmers face bankruptcies, other financial challenges

A heavy infestation of tar spot on a corn plant

Corn season means return of farmers’ worries about tar spot fungus

A group of dairy cows gather for feeding time

Better training for dairy farm workers would help farmers, study says

Researcher poses for portrait photo outside
Agriculture

Cover crop mixes can cut carbon emissions from farms, study says

By Victoria Witke and Great Lakes Echo | February 27, 2025

By Victoria Witke
A new U-M study done in Lenawee, Tuscola and Monroe counties finds that cover crop mixtures on farms can help mitigate adverse impacts of climate change, instead of single species cover crops. There are concerns about the freezing of federal payments for agriculture programs.

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