Great Lakes Echo (https://greatlakesecho.org/category/land/page/10/)
This category encompasses land-based issues. It is further segregated with tags into such issues as farm, urban redevelopment or decay, forest, mining.
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.
But solar companies are leasing more land anyway as solar becomes more profitable and equipment costs decline.
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
“The secret of making the best person is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.”
The 26 land conservancies spread out in every region of the state protect natural land from development and give residents an escape into nature.
Michigan native Erik Rintamaki discovered a glowing rock on the shores of Lake Superior – and a new career path.
How do you know if what you’re looking at is an invasive species? There’s an app for that.
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.
Michigan is the country’s top producer of tart cherries but the industry is slammed by a sharp increase in lower-cost imports.